Bash function that runs curl and formats output with various parameters to identify where delays are occurring. Include in your .bashrc file

curltime.bash

#FUNCTIONS
function ctime() {
curl -x proxy.address.com:80 -so /dev/null -w "\
    namelookup:  %{time_namelookup}s\n\
       connect:  %{time_connect}s\n\
    appconnect:  %{time_appconnect}s\n\
   pretransfer:  %{time_pretransfer}s\n\
      redirect:  %{time_redirect}s\n\
 starttransfer:  %{time_starttransfer}s\n\
 -------------------------\n\
         total:  %{time_total}s\n" "$@"
}