def timing(stat, value, rate=1, buf=None, rate_applied=False):
    """
        Log timing information in milliseconds.

        ``stat`` is the name of the metric to record and ``value`` is
        the timing measurement in milliseconds. Note that Statsd
        maintains several data points for each timing metric, so
        timing metrics can take more disk space than counters or
        gauges.
        """
