diff --git a/crates/forth/src/vm.rs b/crates/forth/src/vm.rs
index 058dd50..a41a445 100644
--- a/crates/forth/src/vm.rs
+++ b/crates/forth/src/vm.rs
@@ -1750,6 +1750,7 @@ fn emit_output(
     out.push('/');
 
     let has_dur = params.iter().any(|(k, _)| *k == "dur");
+    let has_release = params.iter().any(|(k, _)| *k == "release");
     let delaytime_idx = params.iter().position(|(k, _)| *k == "delaytime");
 
     if let Some(s) = sound {
@@ -1789,6 +1790,13 @@ fn emit_output(
         let _ = write!(&mut out, "dur/{}", step_duration * 4.0);
     }
 
+    if !has_release {
+        if !out.ends_with('/') {
+            out.push('/');
+        }
+        let _ = write!(&mut out, "release/{}", 12.0 * step_duration);
+    }
+
     if sound.is_some() && delaytime_idx.is_none() {
         if !out.ends_with('/') {
             out.push('/');
diff --git a/crates/forth/src/words/sound.rs b/crates/forth/src/words/sound.rs
index 86679a2..16484f6 100644
--- a/crates/forth/src/words/sound.rs
+++ b/crates/forth/src/words/sound.rs
@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@ pub(super) const WORDS: &[Word] = &[
         compile: Param,
         varargs: true,
     },
+    Word {
+        name: "stretch",
+        aliases: &[],
+        category: "Sample",
+        stack: "(v.. --)",
+        desc: "Time stretch factor (pitch-independent)",
+        example: "2 stretch",
+        compile: Param,
+        varargs: true,
+    },
     Word {
         name: "begin",
         aliases: &[],