diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
index 26bdd8e0d9..97328c61f2 100644
--- a/packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/package.json
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
       "types": "./dist/src/close-source.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/src/close-source.js"
     },
+    "./debounce": {
+      "types": "./dist/src/debounce.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/src/debounce.js"
+    },
     "./filters": {
       "types": "./dist/src/filters/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/src/filters/index.js"
@@ -112,6 +116,10 @@
       "types": "./dist/src/rate-limiter.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/src/rate-limiter.js"
     },
+    "./repeating-task": {
+      "types": "./dist/src/repeating-task.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/src/repeating-task.js"
+    },
     "./stream-to-ma-conn": {
       "types": "./dist/src/stream-to-ma-conn.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/src/stream-to-ma-conn.js"
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/debounce.ts b/packages/utils/src/debounce.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2cd04d8d72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/debounce.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import type { Startable } from '@libp2p/interface'
+
+export interface DebouncedFunction extends Startable {
+  (): void
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a function wrapper that will only call the passed function once
+ *
+ * Important - the passed function should not throw or reject
+ */
+export function debounce (func: () => void | Promise<void>, wait: number): DebouncedFunction {
+  let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined
+
+  const output = function (): void {
+    const later = function (): void {
+      timeout = undefined
+      void func()
+    }
+
+    clearTimeout(timeout)
+    timeout = setTimeout(later, wait)
+  }
+  output.start = () => {}
+  output.stop = () => {
+    clearTimeout(timeout)
+  }
+
+  return output
+}
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/repeating-task.ts b/packages/utils/src/repeating-task.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a395e0c76c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/repeating-task.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { setMaxListeners } from '@libp2p/interface'
+import { anySignal } from 'any-signal'
+import type { AbortOptions } from '@libp2p/interface'
+
+export interface RepeatingTask {
+  start(): void
+  stop(): void
+}
+
+export interface RepeatingTaskOptions {
+  /**
+   * How long the task is allowed to run before the passed AbortSignal fires an
+   * abort event
+   */
+  timeout?: number
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to schedule the task to run immediately
+   */
+  runImmediately?: boolean
+}
+
+export function repeatingTask (fn: (options?: AbortOptions) => void | Promise<void>, interval: number, options?: RepeatingTaskOptions): RepeatingTask {
+  let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+  let shutdownController: AbortController
+
+  function runTask (): void {
+    const opts: AbortOptions = {
+      signal: shutdownController.signal
+    }
+
+    if (options?.timeout != null) {
+      const signal = anySignal([shutdownController.signal, AbortSignal.timeout(options.timeout)])
+      setMaxListeners(Infinity, signal)
+
+      opts.signal = signal
+    }
+
+    Promise.resolve().then(async () => {
+      await fn(opts)
+    })
+      .catch(() => {})
+      .finally(() => {
+        if (shutdownController.signal.aborted) {
+          // task has been cancelled, bail
+          return
+        }
+
+        // reschedule
+        timeout = setTimeout(runTask, interval)
+      })
+  }
+
+  let started = false
+
+  return {
+    start: () => {
+      if (started) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      started = true
+      shutdownController = new AbortController()
+      setMaxListeners(Infinity, shutdownController.signal)
+
+      // run now
+      if (options?.runImmediately === true) {
+        queueMicrotask(() => {
+          runTask()
+        })
+      } else {
+        // run later
+        timeout = setTimeout(runTask, interval)
+      }
+    },
+    stop: () => {
+      clearTimeout(timeout)
+      shutdownController?.abort()
+      started = false
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/utils/test/debounce.spec.ts b/packages/utils/test/debounce.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0be8fb760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/test/debounce.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { expect } from 'aegir/chai'
+import delay from 'delay'
+import { debounce } from '../src/debounce.js'
+
+describe('debounce', () => {
+  it('should debounce function', async () => {
+    let invocations = 0
+    const fn = (): void => {
+      invocations++
+    }
+
+    const debounced = debounce(fn, 10)
+
+    debounced()
+    debounced()
+    debounced()
+    debounced()
+    debounced()
+
+    await delay(500)
+
+    expect(invocations).to.equal(1)
+  })
+
+  it('should cancel debounced function', async () => {
+    let invocations = 0
+    const fn = (): void => {
+      invocations++
+    }
+
+    const debounced = debounce(fn, 10000)
+
+    debounced()
+    debounced()
+    debounced()
+    debounced()
+    debounced()
+
+    debounced.stop()
+
+    await delay(500)
+
+    expect(invocations).to.equal(0)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/utils/test/repeating-task.spec.ts b/packages/utils/test/repeating-task.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f6c87c178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/test/repeating-task.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { expect } from 'aegir/chai'
+import delay from 'delay'
+import pDefer from 'p-defer'
+import { repeatingTask } from '../src/repeating-task.js'
+
+describe('repeating-task', () => {
+  it('should repeat a task', async () => {
+    let count = 0
+
+    const task = repeatingTask(() => {
+      count++
+    }, 100)
+    task.start()
+
+    await delay(1000)
+
+    task.stop()
+
+    expect(count).to.be.greaterThan(1)
+  })
+
+  it('should run a task immediately', async () => {
+    let count = 0
+
+    const task = repeatingTask(() => {
+      count++
+    }, 60000, {
+      runImmediately: true
+    })
+    task.start()
+
+    await delay(10)
+
+    task.stop()
+
+    expect(count).to.equal(1)
+  })
+
+  it('should time out a task', async () => {
+    const deferred = pDefer()
+
+    const task = repeatingTask((opts) => {
+      opts?.signal?.addEventListener('abort', () => {
+        deferred.resolve()
+      })
+    }, 100, {
+      timeout: 10
+    })
+    task.start()
+
+    await deferred.promise
+    task.stop()
+  })
+
+  it('should repeat a task that throws', async () => {
+    let count = 0
+
+    const task = repeatingTask(() => {
+      count++
+      throw new Error('Urk!')
+    }, 100)
+    task.start()
+
+    await delay(1000)
+
+    task.stop()
+
+    expect(count).to.be.greaterThan(1)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/utils/typedoc.json b/packages/utils/typedoc.json
index f0c3288d84..7974d2e565 100644
--- a/packages/utils/typedoc.json
+++ b/packages/utils/typedoc.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "./src/array-equals.ts",
     "./src/close.ts",
     "./src/close-source.ts",
+    "./src/debounce.ts",
     "./src/filters/index.ts",
     "./src/ip-port-to-multiaddr.ts",
     "./src/is-promise.ts",
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
     "./src/private-ip.ts",
     "./src/queue/index.ts",
     "./src/rate-limiter.ts",
+    "./src/repeating-task.ts",
     "./src/stream-to-ma-conn.ts",
     "./src/tracked-list.ts",
     "./src/tracked-map.ts"