diff --git a/projects/apis/metal/src/present/metal_present.m b/projects/apis/metal/src/present/metal_present.m
index c6561cf..d36d4b7 100644
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/present/metal_present.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/present/metal_present.m
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #include "metal_present.h"
 #include <synchronization/commands/gryphn_sync_present.h>
 
-gnReturnCode metalPresent(gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnPresentInfo info) {
+#include "stdio.h"
+#include "time.h"
 
+gnReturnCode metalPresent(gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnPresentInfo info) {
     for (int i =0 ; i < info.presentationQueueCount; i++) {
     info.presentationQueues[i]->info.surface->windowSurface->layer.device = device->outputDevice->device;
     id<CAMetalDrawable> drawable = [info.presentationQueues[i]->info.surface->windowSurface->layer nextDrawable];
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ gnReturnCode metalPresent(gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnPresentInfo info) {
         device->outputDevice->executingCommandBuffer = commandBuffer;
     }
 
-    [device->outputDevice->executingCommandBuffer waitUntilScheduled];
+    [device->outputDevice->executingCommandBuffer waitUntilCompleted];
 
     for (int  i = 0; i < info.presentationQueueCount; i++) {
         if (info.presentationQueues[i]->info.imageSize.x != info.presentationQueues[i]->info.surface->windowSurface->layer.drawableSize.width ||
@@ -46,11 +48,14 @@ gnReturnCode metalPresent(gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnPresentInfo info) {
     return GN_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
 gnReturnCode metalPresentSync(gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnPresentSyncInfo info) {
+    clock_t begin = clock();
     for (int i = 0; i < info.waitCount; i++) {
         while (!info.waitSemaphores[i]->semaphore->eventTriggered) {}
     }
+    clock_t end = clock();
+    double time_spent = (double)(end - begin) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+    printf("time spent waiting to present: %lf\n", time_spent);
 
     for (int i =0 ; i < info.presentationQueueCount; i++) {
     info.presentationQueues[i]->info.surface->windowSurface->layer.device = device->outputDevice->device;
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ gnReturnCode metalPresentSync(gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnPresentSyncInfo inf
 
     id<MTLCommandBuffer> commandBuffer = [device->outputDevice->transferQueue commandBuffer];
     [commandBuffer addCompletedHandler:^(id<MTLCommandBuffer> buffer) {
-        uint32_tArrayListAdd(&presentationQueue->presentationQueue->avaliableTextures, imageIndex);
+        mtlAddImageBackToQueue(presentationQueue, imageIndex);
     }];
 
         id<MTLBlitCommandEncoder> blit = [commandBuffer blitCommandEncoder];
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ gnReturnCode metalPresentSync(gnOutputDeviceHandle device, gnPresentSyncInfo inf
         device->outputDevice->executingCommandBuffer = commandBuffer;
     }
 
-    [device->outputDevice->executingCommandBuffer waitUntilScheduled];
+    // [device->outputDevice->executingCommandBuffer waitUntilScheduled];
 
     for (int  i = 0; i < info.presentationQueueCount; i++) {
         if (info.presentationQueues[i]->info.imageSize.x != info.presentationQueues[i]->info.surface->windowSurface->layer.drawableSize.width ||
diff --git a/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.h b/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.h
index e38301f..71ae2e7 100644
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.h
@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@
 typedef id<MTLTexture> metalTexture;
 GN_ARRAY_LIST(metalTexture);
 
+typedef struct mtlImageNeeded {
+    gnSemaphore semaphoreToSignal;
+    uint32_t* whereToPut;
+} mtlImageNeeded;
+GN_ARRAY_LIST(mtlImageNeeded);
+
 typedef struct gnPlatformPresentationQueue_t {
     metalTextureArrayList textures;
     uint32_tArrayList avaliableTextures;
+
+    mtlImageNeededArrayList neededImages;
 } gnPlatformPresentationQueue;
 
 gnReturnCode createMetalPresentationQueue(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue, const gnDevice device, gnPresentationQueueInfo presentationInfo);
 gnReturnCode getMetalPresentQueueImageAsync(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue, uint64_t timeout, gnSemaphore semaphore, uint32_t* imageIndex);
 gnReturnCode getMetalPresentQueueImage(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue, uint32_t* imageIndex);
 void destroyMetalPresentationQueue(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue);
+
+void mtlAddImageBackToQueue(gnPresentationQueue queue, uint32_t index);
diff --git a/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.m b/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.m
index 464de7b..c7e135f 100644
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/presentation_queue/metal_presentation_queue.m
@@ -48,18 +48,35 @@ gnReturnCode createMetalPresentationQueue(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentation
     return GN_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+void mtlTakeImageFromQueue(uint32_t* whereToPut, gnPresentationQueue queue, gnSemaphore semaphore) {
+    *whereToPut = queue->presentationQueue->avaliableTextures.data[0];
+    uint32_tArrayListPopHead(&queue->presentationQueue->avaliableTextures);
+    if (semaphore) semaphore->semaphore->eventTriggered = gnTrue;
+}
+
+void mtlAddImageBackToQueue(gnPresentationQueue queue, uint32_t index) {
+    if (queue->presentationQueue->neededImages.count > 0)
+        mtlTakeImageFromQueue(queue->presentationQueue->neededImages.data[queue->presentationQueue->neededImages.count - 1].whereToPut, queue, queue->presentationQueue->neededImages.data[queue->presentationQueue->neededImages.count - 1].semaphoreToSignal);
+    else
+        uint32_tArrayListAdd(&queue->presentationQueue->avaliableTextures, index);
+}
+
 gnReturnCode getMetalPresentQueueImageAsync(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue, uint64_t timeout, gnSemaphore semaphore, uint32_t* imageIndex) {
-    while (presentationQueue->presentationQueue->avaliableTextures.count == 0) {}
-    *imageIndex = presentationQueue->presentationQueue->avaliableTextures.data[0];
-    uint32_tArrayListPopHead(&presentationQueue->presentationQueue->avaliableTextures);
-    semaphore->semaphore->eventTriggered = gnTrue;
+    if (presentationQueue->presentationQueue->avaliableTextures.count == 0) {
+        mtlImageNeeded image = {
+          .semaphoreToSignal = semaphore,
+          .whereToPut = imageIndex
+        };
+        mtlImageNeededArrayListAdd(&presentationQueue->presentationQueue->neededImages, image);
+    } else {
+        mtlTakeImageFromQueue(imageIndex, presentationQueue, semaphore);
+    }
     return GN_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 gnReturnCode getMetalPresentQueueImage(gnPresentationQueueHandle presentationQueue, uint32_t* imageIndex) {
     while (presentationQueue->presentationQueue->avaliableTextures.count == 0) {}
-    *imageIndex = presentationQueue->presentationQueue->avaliableTextures.data[0];
-    uint32_tArrayListPopHead(&presentationQueue->presentationQueue->avaliableTextures);
+    mtlTakeImageFromQueue(imageIndex, presentationQueue, NULL);
     return GN_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/apis/metal/src/submit/metal_submit.m b/projects/apis/metal/src/submit/metal_submit.m
index 9532405..4cd54ab 100644
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/submit/metal_submit.m
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/submit/metal_submit.m
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 #include "metal_submit.h"
 #include "synchronization/fence/gryphn_fence.h"
 
+#include "stdio.h"
+#include "time.h"
+
+
 gnReturnCode metalSyncSubmit(gnOutputDevice device, gnSubmitSyncInfo info) {
+    clock_t begin = clock();
     for (int i = 0; i < info.waitCount; i++) {
         while (!info.waitSemaphores[i]->semaphore->eventTriggered) {}
     }
+    clock_t end = clock();
+    double time_spent = (double)(end - begin) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+    printf("time spent waiting for image in submit: %lf\n", time_spent);
 
     __block gnSemaphore* semsToSignal = info.signalSemaphores;
     __block int semsToSignalCount = info.signalCount;
diff --git a/projects/utils b/projects/utils
index d84bbb9..ef81554 160000
--- a/projects/utils
+++ b/projects/utils
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d84bbb9b05c5aaa10a05bbf71347fb87fb392c14
+Subproject commit ef815541c7b6d0126c5d639ffdaa555ac41b426d