diff --git a/assembly/constants.ts b/assembly/constants.ts
index 892c359..70f1698 100644
--- a/assembly/constants.ts
+++ b/assembly/constants.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
+// @ts-ignore
+@lazy
 export const MILLIS_PER_DAY = 1_000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
+
+// @ts-ignore
+@lazy
 export const MILLIS_PER_HOUR = 1_000 * 60 * 60;
+
+// @ts-ignore
+@lazy
 export const MILLIS_PER_MINUTE = 1_000 * 60;
+
+// @ts-ignore
+@lazy
 export const MILLIS_PER_SECOND = 1_000;
+
+// @ts-ignore
+@lazy
 export const MICROS_PER_SECOND = 1_000_000;
+
+// @ts-ignore
+@lazy
 export const NANOS_PER_SECOND = 1_000_000_000;
diff --git a/assembly/utils.ts b/assembly/utils.ts
index 3dfca5f..bde93f5 100644
--- a/assembly/utils.ts
+++ b/assembly/utils.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,16 @@ import { Overflow, TimeComponent } from "./enums";
 import { MILLIS_PER_SECOND, NANOS_PER_SECOND } from "./constants";
 import { log } from "./env";
 
+// @ts-ignore
+@lazy
 const YEAR_MIN = -271821;
+
+// @ts-ignore
+@lazy
 const YEAR_MAX =  275760;
 
+// @ts-ignore
+@lazy
 let __null = false;
 
 // value objects - used in place of object literals