diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f45b6a8..378d11c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl From<Color> for char {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-enum Piece {
+pub enum Piece {
     Rook,
     Bishop,
     Knight,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ee76bd9..0c9ce41 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -135,18 +135,26 @@ fn cmd_go(mut tokens: std::str::SplitWhitespace<'_>, state: &mut MainState) {
         }
     }
 
-    let (ourtime_ms, theirtime_ms) = if state.board.get_turn() == Color::White {
+    let (mut ourtime_ms, theirtime_ms) = if state.board.get_turn() == Color::White {
         (wtime, btime)
     } else {
         (btime, wtime)
     };
 
+    if ourtime_ms == 0 {
+        ourtime_ms = 300_000
+    }
+
     state
         .tx_engine
         .send(MsgToEngine::Go(Box::new(GoMessage {
             board: state.board,
             config: state.config,
-            time_lims: TimeLimits::from_ourtime_theirtime(ourtime_ms, theirtime_ms),
+            time_lims: TimeLimits::from_ourtime_theirtime(
+                ourtime_ms,
+                theirtime_ms,
+                eval_metrics(&state.board),
+            ),
         })))
         .unwrap();
 }
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
index 4513f7e..048f350 100644
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ Copyright © 2024 dogeystamp <dogeystamp@disroot.org>
 
 //! Prelude that you can import entirely to use the library conveniently.
 
-pub use crate::eval::{eval_metrics, EvalMetrics};
+pub use crate::eval::{eval_metrics, EvalMetrics, EvalInt, Eval};
 pub use crate::fen::{FromFen, ToFen};
 pub use crate::movegen::{FromUCIAlgebraic, Move, MoveGen, ToUCIAlgebraic};
 pub use crate::search::{best_line, best_move, SearchEval, TranspositionTable, EngineState, SearchConfig, TimeLimits};
-pub use crate::{Board, Color, BOARD_HEIGHT, BOARD_WIDTH, N_COLORS, N_PIECES, N_SQUARES};
+pub use crate::{Board, Color, BOARD_HEIGHT, BOARD_WIDTH, N_COLORS, N_PIECES, N_SQUARES, ColPiece, Piece};
 pub use crate::coordination::{UCIMode, UCIModeTransition, UCIModeMachine, MsgBestmove, MsgToMain, MsgToEngine, GoMessage};
diff --git a/src/search.rs b/src/search.rs
index d5c19e4..8e66777 100644
--- a/src/search.rs
+++ b/src/search.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@ Copyright © 2024 dogeystamp <dogeystamp@disroot.org>
 
 //! Game-tree search.
 
-use crate::coordination::MsgToEngine;
-use crate::eval::{Eval, EvalInt};
+use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::hash::ZobristTable;
-use crate::movegen::{Move, MoveGen};
-use crate::{Board, Piece};
 use std::cmp::{max, min};
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::time::{Instant, Duration};
@@ -345,12 +342,19 @@ pub struct TimeLimits {
 
 impl TimeLimits {
     /// Make time limits based on wtime, btime (but color-independent).
-    pub fn from_ourtime_theirtime(ourtime_ms: u64, _theirtime_ms: u64) -> TimeLimits {
+    ///
+    /// Also takes in eval metrics, for instance to avoid wasting too much time in the opening.
+    pub fn from_ourtime_theirtime(ourtime_ms: u64, _theirtime_ms: u64, eval: EvalMetrics) -> TimeLimits {
         // hard timeout (max)
         let mut hard_ms = 100_000;
         // soft timeout (max)
         let mut soft_ms = 1_200;
 
+        // if we have more than 5 minutes, and we're out of the opening, we can afford to think longer
+        if ourtime_ms > 300_000 && eval.phase <= 13 {
+            soft_ms = 3_000
+        }
+
         let factor = if ourtime_ms > 5_000 { 10 } else { 40 };
         hard_ms = min(ourtime_ms / factor, hard_ms);
         soft_ms = min(ourtime_ms / 50, soft_ms);