diff --git a/MillisTimer.cpp b/MillisTimer.cpp
index 141f16d..3f2bdb4 100644
--- a/MillisTimer.cpp
+++ b/MillisTimer.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ void MillisTimer::run()
   expired();
 }
 
+void MillisTimer::operator() (){
+  expired();
+}
 
 bool MillisTimer::expired()
 {
diff --git a/MillisTimer.h b/MillisTimer.h
index 026992e..6c5710f 100644
--- a/MillisTimer.h
+++ b/MillisTimer.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class MillisTimer
     void reset();
     bool expired();
     void run();
+    void operator() ();
 
     uint8_t ID;
 
diff --git a/examples/MillisTimer_Example/MillisTimer_Example.pde b/examples/MillisTimer_Example/MillisTimer_Example.pde
index 569c79d..4fe654b 100644
--- a/examples/MillisTimer_Example/MillisTimer_Example.pde
+++ b/examples/MillisTimer_Example/MillisTimer_Example.pde
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ void myTimerFunction(MillisTimer &mt)
 }
 
 
+  // declaration of timer using lambda expression (std=c++11)
+MillisTimer timer2(500, [] (MillisTimer& tim) {
+  static bool ledState = false;
+  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, ledState);        // built in led 500ms blink
+  ledState ^= 1; 
+});
+
+
 void setup()
 {
   Serial.begin(9600);
@@ -33,12 +41,17 @@ void setup()
   timer1.expiredHandler(myTimerFunction);
   timer1.setRepeats(5);
   timer1.start();
+
+
+  pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
+  timer2.start();
 }
 
 
 void loop()
 {
   timer1.run();
+  timer2();     
 
   if (!timer1.isRunning())
   {