diff --git a/src/main/java/MatchingResult.java b/src/main/java/MatchingResult.java
index 55b7932..2f4d90d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/MatchingResult.java
+++ b/src/main/java/MatchingResult.java
@@ -10,26 +10,33 @@ public class MatchingResult {
     private final List<String> headers;
     private final List<List<String>> allResults;
     private final Map<String, String> matchMap;
-    private final Duration time;
 
     public MatchingResult(Map<String, String> metadata, List<String> headers,
-                          List<List<String>> allResults, Map<String, String>matchMap, Duration time){
+                          List<List<String>> allResults, Map<String, String>matchMap){
         /*
          * POSSIBLE KEYS FOR METADATA MAP ARE:
          * sample plate filename *
          * graph filename *
+         * matching weight *
          * well populations *
-         * total alphas found *
-         * total betas found *
-         * high overlap threshold *
-         * low overlap threshold *
-         * maximum occupancy difference *
-         * minimum overlap percent *
+         * sequence read depth *
+         * sequence read error rate *
+         * read error collision rate *
+         * total alphas read from plate *
+         * total betas read from plate *
+         * alphas in graph (after pre-filtering) *
+         * betas in graph (after pre-filtering) *
+         * high overlap threshold for pairing *
+         * low overlap threshold for pairing *
+         * maximum occupancy difference for pairing *
+         * minimum overlap percent for pairing *
          * pairing attempt rate *
          * correct pairing count *
          * incorrect pairing count *
          * pairing error rate *
-         * simulation time (seconds)
+         * time to generate graph (seconds) *
+         * time to pair sequences (seconds) *
+         * total simulation time (seconds) *
          */
         this.metadata = metadata;
         this.comments = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -39,8 +46,6 @@ public class MatchingResult {
         this.headers = headers;
         this.allResults = allResults;
         this.matchMap = matchMap;
-        this.time = time;
-
     }
 
     public Map<String, String> getMetadata() {return metadata;}
@@ -61,9 +66,9 @@ public class MatchingResult {
         return matchMap;
     }
 
-    public Duration getTime() {
-        return time;
-    }
+//    public Duration getTime() {
+//        return time;
+//    }
 
     public String getPlateFilename() {
         return metadata.get("sample plate filename");
@@ -84,20 +89,20 @@ public class MatchingResult {
     }
 
     public Integer getAlphaCount() {
-        return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("total alpha count"));
+        return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("total alphas read from plate"));
     }
 
     public Integer getBetaCount() {
-        return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("total beta count"));
+        return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("total betas read from plate"));
     }
 
-    public Integer getHighOverlapThreshold() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("high overlap threshold"));}
+    public Integer getHighOverlapThreshold() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("high overlap threshold for pairing"));}
 
-    public Integer getLowOverlapThreshold() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("low overlap threshold"));}
+    public Integer getLowOverlapThreshold() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("low overlap threshold for pairing"));}
 
-    public Integer getMaxOccupancyDifference() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("maximum occupancy difference"));}
+    public Integer getMaxOccupancyDifference() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("maximum occupancy difference for pairing"));}
 
-    public Integer getMinOverlapPercent() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("minimum overlap percent"));}
+    public Integer getMinOverlapPercent() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("minimum overlap percent for pairing"));}
 
     public Double getPairingAttemptRate() { return Double.parseDouble(metadata.get("pairing attempt rate"));}
 
@@ -107,6 +112,6 @@ public class MatchingResult {
 
     public Double getPairingErrorRate() { return Double.parseDouble(metadata.get("pairing error rate"));}
 
-    public String getSimulationTime() { return metadata.get("simulation time (seconds)"); }
+    public String getSimulationTime() { return metadata.get("total simulation time (seconds)"); }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/Simulator.java b/src/main/java/Simulator.java
index cc24b18..e7a2cfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/Simulator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/Simulator.java
@@ -331,22 +331,28 @@ public class Simulator implements GraphModificationFunctions {
             populationsStringBuilder.append(wellPopulations[i].toString());
         }
         String wellPopulationsString = populationsStringBuilder.toString();
+        //graph generation time
+        Duration graphTime = data.getTime();
+        //MWM run time
+        Duration pairingTime = Duration.between(start, stop);
         //total simulation time
-        Duration time = Duration.between(start, stop);
-        time = time.plus(data.getTime());
+        Duration totalTime = graphTime.plus(pairingTime);
+
 
         Map<String, String> metadata = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         metadata.put("sample plate filename", data.getSourceFilename());
         metadata.put("graph filename", dataFilename);
-        metadata.put("algorithm type", algoType);
+        metadata.put("MWM algorithm type", algoType);
         metadata.put("matching weight", totalMatchingWeight.toString());
         metadata.put("well populations", wellPopulationsString);
-        metadata.put("read depth", data.getReadDepth().toString());
-        metadata.put("Sequence read error rate", data.getReadErrorRate().toString());
-        metadata.put("Read error collision rate", data.getErrorCollisionRate().toString());
+        metadata.put("sequence read depth", data.getReadDepth().toString());
+        metadata.put("sequence read error rate", data.getReadErrorRate().toString());
+        metadata.put("read error collision rate", data.getErrorCollisionRate().toString());
         metadata.put("total alphas read from plate", data.getAlphaCount().toString());
         metadata.put("total betas read from plate", data.getBetaCount().toString());
+        //HARD CODED, PARAMETERIZE LATER
         metadata.put("pre-filter sequences present in all wells", "true");
+        //HARD CODED, PARAMETERIZE LATER
         metadata.put("pre-filter sequences based on occupancy/read count discrepancy", "true");
         metadata.put("alphas in graph (after pre-filtering)", graphAlphaCount.toString());
         metadata.put("betas in graph (after pre-filtering)", graphBetaCount.toString());
@@ -358,9 +364,11 @@ public class Simulator implements GraphModificationFunctions {
         metadata.put("correct pairing count", Integer.toString(trueCount));
         metadata.put("incorrect pairing count", Integer.toString(falseCount));
         metadata.put("pairing error rate", pairingErrorRateTrunc.toString());
-        metadata.put("simulation time (seconds)", nf.format(time.toSeconds()));
+        metadata.put("time to generate graph (seconds)", nf.format(graphTime.toSeconds()));
+        metadata.put("time to pair sequences (seconds)",nf.format(pairingTime.toSeconds()));
+        metadata.put("total simulation time (seconds)", nf.format(totalTime.toSeconds()));
         //create MatchingResult object
-        MatchingResult output = new MatchingResult(metadata, header, allResults, matchMap, time);
+        MatchingResult output = new MatchingResult(metadata, header, allResults, matchMap);
         if(verbose){
             for(String s: output.getComments()){
                 System.out.println(s);