@pxeger To exit a function you would use EXIT FUNCTION, strangely enough. Or TIL these days Visual Basic does have RETURN, which does what you'd expect.
TIO runs on 4 servers that are not identical, so your speed will depend not just on how many people are using TIO at any given moment, but also on which server you end up with.
@MatthewDaniels You also never properly answered this: