An experimentally simple nuclear magnetic resonance pulse technique is described for measurement of longitudinal and transverse relaxation times. The sequence consists of a Carr‐Purcell train with &pgr; and &pgr;/2 pulses interchanged. The technique offers time savings over traditional methods in cases where relaxation times are long. Experiment times may be halved in some cases. Results obtained with this technique compare well with results obtained using traditional techniques.