diff --git a/src/silero_vad/utils_vad.py b/src/silero_vad/utils_vad.py
index 3fd5635..bd91441 100644
--- a/src/silero_vad/utils_vad.py
+++ b/src/silero_vad/utils_vad.py
@@ -490,18 +490,104 @@ class VADIterator:
 
 
 def collect_chunks(tss: List[dict],
-                   wav: torch.Tensor):
-    chunks = []
-    for i in tss:
-        chunks.append(wav[i['start']: i['end']])
+                   wav: torch.Tensor,
+                   seconds: bool = False,
+                   sampling_rate: int = None) -> torch.Tensor:
+    """Collect audio chunks from a longer audio clip
+
+    This method extracts audio chunks from an audio clip, using a list of
+    provided coordinates, and concatenates them together. Coordinates can be
+    passed either as sample numbers or in seconds, in which case the audio
+    sampling rate is also needed.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    tss: List[dict]
+        Coordinate list of the clips to collect from the audio.
+    wav: torch.Tensor, one dimensional
+        One dimensional float torch.Tensor, containing the audio to clip.
+    seconds: bool (default - False)
+        Whether input coordinates are passed as seconds or samples.
+    sampling_rate: int (default - None)
+        Input audio sampling rate. Required if seconds is True.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    torch.Tensor, one dimensional
+        One dimensional float torch.Tensor of the concatenated clipped audio
+        chunks.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    ValueError
+        Raised if sampling_rate is not provided when seconds is True.
+
+    """
+    if seconds and not sampling_rate:
+        raise ValueError('sampling_rate must be provided when seconds is True')
+
+    chunks = list()
+    _tss = _seconds_to_samples_tss(tss, sampling_rate) if seconds else tss
+
+    for i in _tss:
+        chunks.append(wav[i['start']:i['end']])
+
     return torch.cat(chunks)
 
 
 def drop_chunks(tss: List[dict],
-                wav: torch.Tensor):
-    chunks = []
+                wav: torch.Tensor,
+                seconds: bool = False,
+                sampling_rate: int = None) -> torch.Tensor:
+    """Drop audio chunks from a longer audio clip
+
+    This method extracts audio chunks from an audio clip, using a list of
+    provided coordinates, and drops them. Coordinates can be passed either as
+    sample numbers or in seconds, in which case the audio sampling rate is also
+    needed.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    tss: List[dict]
+        Coordinate list of the clips to drop from from the audio.
+    wav: torch.Tensor, one dimensional
+        One dimensional float torch.Tensor, containing the audio to clip.
+    seconds: bool (default - False)
+        Whether input coordinates are passed as seconds or samples.
+    sampling_rate: int (default - None)
+        Input audio sampling rate. Required if seconds is True.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    torch.Tensor, one dimensional
+        One dimensional float torch.Tensor of the input audio minus the dropped
+        chunks.
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    ValueError
+        Raised if sampling_rate is not provided when seconds is True.
+
+    """
+    if seconds and not sampling_rate:
+        raise ValueError('sampling_rate must be provided when seconds is True')
+
+    chunks = list()
     cur_start = 0
-    for i in tss:
+
+    _tss = _seconds_to_samples_tss(tss, sampling_rate) if seconds else tss
+
+    for i in _tss:
         chunks.append((wav[cur_start: i['start']]))
         cur_start = i['end']
+
     return torch.cat(chunks)
+
+
+def _seconds_to_samples_tss(tss: List[dict], sampling_rate: int) -> List[dict]:
+    """Convert coordinates expressed in seconds to sample coordinates.
+    """
+    return [{
+        'start': round(crd['start']) * sampling_rate,
+        'end': round(crd['end']) * sampling_rate
+    } for crd in tss]