diff --git a/examples/typescript-esm/transaction_with_predefined_abi.ts b/examples/typescript-esm/transaction_with_predefined_abi.ts
index 981560e72..d74b8a5f4 100644
--- a/examples/typescript-esm/transaction_with_predefined_abi.ts
+++ b/examples/typescript-esm/transaction_with_predefined_abi.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   Network,
   NetworkToNetworkName,
   parseTypeTag,
+  SimpleTransaction,
   TypeTagAddress,
   TypeTagU64,
   U64,
@@ -48,13 +49,23 @@ const balance = async (aptos: Aptos, name: string, address: AccountAddress) => {
   return amount;
 };
 
-async function timeSubmission(aptos: Aptos, submit: () => Promise<string>): Promise<[number, number]> {
+async function timeSubmission(
+  aptos: Aptos,
+  signer: Account,
+  buildTxn: () => Promise<SimpleTransaction>,
+): Promise<void> {
   const start = Date.now();
-  const hash = await submit();
+  const rawTxn = await buildTxn();
+  const buildTime = Date.now();
+  const submittedTxn = await aptos.signAndSubmitTransaction({ signer, transaction: rawTxn });
   const submitTime = Date.now();
-  await aptos.waitForTransaction({ transactionHash: hash });
+  await aptos.waitForTransaction({ transactionHash: submittedTxn.hash });
   const endTime = Date.now();
-  return [submitTime - start, endTime - start];
+  const builtLatency = buildTime - start;
+  const submitLatency = submitTime - start;
+  const e2eLatency = endTime - start;
+
+  console.log(`Time for building: ${builtLatency}ms | submission: ${submitLatency}ms | total E2E: ${e2eLatency}ms`);
 }
 
 const example = async () => {
@@ -103,40 +114,32 @@ const example = async () => {
   console.log("\n=== Remote ABI, normal inputs ===\n");
   const aliceAddressString = alice.accountAddress.toString();
   const bobAddressString = alice.accountAddress.toString();
-  const [submit1, e2e1] = await timeSubmission(aptos, async () => {
-    const txn = await aptos.transaction.build.simple({
+  await timeSubmission(aptos, alice, async () =>
+    aptos.transaction.build.simple({
       sender: aliceAddressString,
       data: {
         function: "0x1::coin::transfer",
         typeArguments: [APTOS_COIN_TYPE],
         functionArguments: [bobAddressString, TRANSFER_AMOUNT],
       },
-    });
-
-    const committedTxn = await aptos.signAndSubmitTransaction({ signer: alice, transaction: txn });
-    return committedTxn.hash;
-  });
-  console.log(`Took for submission: ${submit1}ms | E2E: ${e2e1}ms`);
+    }),
+  );
 
   console.log("\n=== Remote ABI, BCS inputs ===\n");
-  const [submit2, e2e2] = await timeSubmission(aptos, async () => {
-    const txn = await aptos.transaction.build.simple({
+  await timeSubmission(aptos, alice, async () =>
+    aptos.transaction.build.simple({
       sender: alice.accountAddress,
       data: {
         function: "0x1::coin::transfer",
         typeArguments: [APTOS_COIN_TYPE],
         functionArguments: [bob.accountAddress, new U64(TRANSFER_AMOUNT)],
       },
-    });
-
-    const committedTxn = await aptos.signAndSubmitTransaction({ signer: alice, transaction: txn });
-    return committedTxn.hash;
-  });
-  console.log(`Took for submission: ${submit2}ms | E2E: ${e2e2}ms`);
+    }),
+  );
 
   console.log("\n=== Local ABI, normal inputs ===\n");
-  const [submit3, e2e3] = await timeSubmission(aptos, async () => {
-    const txn = await aptos.transaction.build.simple({
+  await timeSubmission(aptos, alice, async () =>
+    aptos.transaction.build.simple({
       sender: alice.accountAddress,
       data: {
         function: "0x1::coin::transfer",
@@ -144,16 +147,12 @@ const example = async () => {
         functionArguments: [bobAddressString, TRANSFER_AMOUNT],
         abi: transferAbi,
       },
-    });
-
-    const committedTxn = await aptos.signAndSubmitTransaction({ signer: alice, transaction: txn });
-    return committedTxn.hash;
-  });
-  console.log(`Took for submission: ${submit3}ms | E2E: ${e2e3}ms`);
+    }),
+  );
 
   console.log("\n=== Local ABI, BCS inputs ===\n");
-  const [submit4, e2e4] = await timeSubmission(aptos, async () => {
-    const txn = await aptos.transaction.build.simple({
+  await timeSubmission(aptos, alice, async () =>
+    aptos.transaction.build.simple({
       sender: alice.accountAddress,
       data: {
         function: "0x1::coin::transfer",
@@ -161,18 +160,14 @@ const example = async () => {
         functionArguments: [bob.accountAddress, new U64(TRANSFER_AMOUNT)],
         abi: transferAbi,
       },
-    });
-
-    const committedTxn = await aptos.signAndSubmitTransaction({ signer: alice, transaction: txn });
-    return committedTxn.hash;
-  });
-  console.log(`Took for submission: ${submit4}ms | E2E: ${e2e4}ms`);
+    }),
+  );
 
   console.log("\n=== Local ABI, BCS inputs, sequence number already cached ===\n");
   const accountData = await aptos.account.getAccountInfo({ accountAddress: alice.accountAddress });
   const sequenceNumber = BigInt(accountData.sequence_number);
-  const [submit5, e2e5] = await timeSubmission(aptos, async () => {
-    const txn = await aptos.transaction.build.simple({
+  await timeSubmission(aptos, alice, async () =>
+    aptos.transaction.build.simple({
       sender: alice.accountAddress,
       data: {
         function: "0x1::coin::transfer",
@@ -183,16 +178,12 @@ const example = async () => {
       options: {
         accountSequenceNumber: sequenceNumber,
       },
-    });
-
-    const committedTxn = await aptos.signAndSubmitTransaction({ signer: alice, transaction: txn });
-    return committedTxn.hash;
-  });
-  console.log(`Took for submission: ${submit5}ms | E2E: ${e2e5}ms`);
+    }),
+  );
 
   console.log("\n=== Local ABI, BCS inputs, sequence number and gas already cached ===\n");
-  const [submit6, e2e6] = await timeSubmission(aptos, async () => {
-    const txn = await aptos.transaction.build.simple({
+  await timeSubmission(aptos, alice, async () =>
+    aptos.transaction.build.simple({
       sender: alice.accountAddress,
       data: {
         function: "0x1::coin::transfer",
@@ -205,12 +196,8 @@ const example = async () => {
         gasUnitPrice: 100,
         maxGasAmount: 1000,
       },
-    });
-
-    const committedTxn = await aptos.signAndSubmitTransaction({ signer: alice, transaction: txn });
-    return committedTxn.hash;
-  });
-  console.log(`Took for submission: ${submit6}ms | E2E: ${e2e6}ms`);
+    }),
+  );
 };
 
 example();