diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 752e980..cfc767e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -281,6 +281,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
  "mio",
  "pin-project-lite",
+ "slab",
+ "tokio-macros",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-macros"
+version = "0.2.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f0c3acc6aa564495a0f2e1d59fab677cd7f81a19994cfc7f3ad0e64301560389"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/hptp-send/Cargo.toml b/hptp-send/Cargo.toml
index 70ae0ae..4b72592 100644
--- a/hptp-send/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hptp-send/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 hptp = { path = "../hptp" }
-tokio = { version = "0.2.*", features = ["rt-core", "udp"] }
+tokio = { version = "0.2.*", features = ["rt-core", "udp", "time", "macros"] }
 thiserror = "*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hptp-send/src/main.rs b/hptp-send/src/main.rs
index 475e3dd..5461f73 100644
--- a/hptp-send/src/main.rs
+++ b/hptp-send/src/main.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ extern crate tokio;
 extern crate thiserror;
 
 use hptp::logger::Logger;
-use hptp::msg::UpMsg;
-use hptp::peer::{self, Peer, UpPeer};
+use hptp::msg::{DownMsg, UpMsg};
+use hptp::peer::{Peer, UpPeer};
 use hptp::seg::SegIdx;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
@@ -67,28 +67,6 @@ fn parse_args(mut args: impl Iterator<Item = String>) -> Result<SocketAddr, Erro
         .map_err(|_| Error::InvalidArgs)
 }
 
-async fn read_segment<IN>(inp: &mut IN) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, Error>
-where
-    IN: AsyncRead + Unpin,
-{
-    use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
-    let mut buf = [0u8; hptp::seg::MAX_SEG_SIZE];
-    let len = inp.read(&mut buf).await?;
-    Ok(if len > 0 {
-        Some(buf[..len].into())
-    } else {
-        None
-    })
-}
-
-async fn send(peer: &mut UpPeer, m: UpMsg) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    match peer.send(m).await {
-        Ok(()) => Ok(()),
-        Err(peer::SendError::Io { source }) => Err(source.into()),
-        Err(peer::SendError::NoTarget) => panic!("tried to send w/ no target!"),
-    }
-}
-
 struct SegmentStore<'i, IN> {
     inp: &'i mut IN,
     unacked_segs: HashMap<SegIdx, UnAcked>,
@@ -151,30 +129,77 @@ async fn upload<IN>(log: &mut Logger, peer: &mut UpPeer, inp: &mut IN) -> Result
 where
     IN: AsyncRead + Unpin,
 {
-    let mut seg_idx = 0;
-    // TODO: async recieve acks
-    loop {
-        /*        if let Some(ack_len) = next_ack_len {
-            match peer.recv().await {
-                Ok(DownMsg::Ack { idxs }) => {
-                    // log.recv_ack(pos).await;
-                    next_ack_len = None;
-                }
-                Err(peer::RecvError::InvalidMessage { .. }) => log.recv_corrupt().await,
-                Err(peer::RecvError::Io { source }) => return Err(source.into()),
-            }
-        } else {*/
-        match read_segment(inp).await? {
-            Some(payload) => {
-                log.send_data(seg_idx as usize, payload.len()).await;
-                let data = UpMsg::Data { payload, seg_idx };
-                send(peer, data).await?;
-                seg_idx += 1;
-            }
-            None => break,
-        }
-        // }
+    // TODO:
+    // 1. prioritize segments to send
+    // 2. set a timer for sending the next segment
+    // 3. recieve ack's in the meantime
+    // 4. adjust timer delay based on ack information
+
+    use tokio::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+    enum Evt {
+        Recv(DownMsg),
+        Timer,
     }
+
+    enum Action {
+        Continue,
+        Quit,
+    }
+
+    let mut store = SegmentStore::new(inp);
+    let mut deadline = Instant::now();
+    const DELAY_MS: u64 = 250;
+
+    let mut to_send = vec![];
+
+    loop {
+        let timer = tokio::time::delay_until(deadline);
+
+        let evt = tokio::select!(
+            _ = timer => Evt::Timer,
+            Ok(m) = peer.recv() => Evt::Recv(m),
+        );
+
+        let act = match evt {
+            Evt::Timer => {
+                deadline += Duration::from_millis(DELAY_MS);
+                match store.get_segment().await {
+                    Some((seg_idx, payload)) => {
+                        log.send_data(seg_idx as usize, payload.len()).await;
+                        to_send.push(UpMsg::Data {
+                            seg_idx,
+                            payload: Vec::from(payload),
+                        });
+                        Action::Continue
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        log.completed().await;
+                        Action::Quit
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            Evt::Recv(m) => {
+                log.debug_msg(format!("{:?}", m)).await;
+                Action::Continue
+            }
+        };
+
+        for m in to_send.drain(..) {
+            match peer.send(m).await {
+                Ok(()) => (),
+                Err(hptp::peer::SendError::NoTarget) => unreachable!("no target"),
+                Err(hptp::peer::SendError::Io { source }) => return Err(source.into()),
+            }
+        }
+
+        match act {
+            Action::Quit => break,
+            Action::Continue => (),
+        }
+    }
+
     log.completed().await;
     Ok(())
 }