diff --git a/src/Asynchronous.php b/src/Asynchronous.php
index 7f0d3ec..e46efbf 100644
--- a/src/Asynchronous.php
+++ b/src/Asynchronous.php
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ class Asynchronous
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	public static function awaitChildren()
+	{
+		$instance = self::getInstance();
+		while (count($instance->children) > 0) {
+			pcntl_wait($status);
+			array_shift($instance->children);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return int
 	 */
@@ -199,10 +211,7 @@ class Asynchronous
 			 * ensure that all writing to the shared
 			 * memory block is finished.
 			 */
-			while (count($instance->children) > 0) {
-				pcntl_wait($status);
-				array_shift($instance->children);
-			}
+			self::awaitChildren();
 
 			/*
 			 * Ask the kernel to mark the shared memory
diff --git a/src/functions.php b/src/functions.php
index ab65b50..a79405b 100644
--- a/src/functions.php
+++ b/src/functions.php
@@ -25,3 +25,14 @@ if (!function_exists('async_cleanup')) {
 		Asynchronous::cleanup();
 	}
 }
+
+
+if (!function_exists('async_await_all')) {
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	function async_await_all()
+	{
+		Asynchronous::awaitChildren();
+	}
+}
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