diff --git a/scrapy/core/downloader/__init__.py b/scrapy/core/downloader/__init__.py
index 894ba8900..7368f7d9d 100644
--- a/scrapy/core/downloader/__init__.py
+++ b/scrapy/core/downloader/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import warnings
 from collections import deque
 from datetime import datetime
 from logging import getLogger
-from time import time
 from typing import (
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Any,
@@ -21,6 +20,11 @@ from typing import (
 )
 from warnings import warn
 
+try:
+    from win_precise_time import time
+except ImportError:
+    from time import time
+
 from twisted.internet import task
 from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c325064d9..83ad2d881 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ deps =
     sybil >= 1.3.0  # https://github.com/cjw296/sybil/issues/20#issuecomment-605433422
     testfixtures
     pywin32; sys_platform == "win32"
+    win-precise-time; sys_platform == "win32"
 
 [testenv]
 deps =