diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/assert/is-negative-zero/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/assert/is-negative-zero/benchmark/benchmark.js
index f1f29385cc05..3841b6921b58 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/assert/is-negative-zero/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/assert/is-negative-zero/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */
 
-/* eslint-disable no-new-wrappers, no-undefined, no-empty-function */
+/* eslint-disable no-undefined, no-empty-function */
 
 'use strict';
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/internal/instrument.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/internal/instrument.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d6c6bd9ceba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/internal/instrument.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+// MODULES //
+
+// MAIN //
+
+/**
+* Creates a high-resolution timer to measure async operations.
+*
+* @returns {Function} function to stop the timer and return the duration in milliseconds
+*/
+function createTimer() {
+	var start = process.hrtime();
+
+	return stop;
+
+	/**
+	* Stops the timer and returns the elapsed time.
+	*
+	* @private
+	* @returns {number} elapsed time in milliseconds
+	*/
+	function stop() {
+		var diff = process.hrtime( start );
+
+		// Convert to milliseconds:
+		return ( diff[ 0 ] * 1e3 ) + ( diff[ 1 ] / 1e6 );
+	}
+}
+
+
+// EXPORTS //
+
+module.exports = createTimer;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/lib/factory.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/lib/factory.js
index 192ba1923c98..281c0de4b93a 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/lib/factory.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/lib/factory.js
@@ -49,19 +49,10 @@ var limit = require( './limit.js' );
 * @returns {Function} function which invokes the predicate function once for each element in a collection
 *
 * @example
-* var readFile = require( '@stdlib/fs/read-file' );
-*
-* function predicate( file, next ) {
-*     var opts = {
-*         'encoding': 'utf8'
-*     };
-*     readFile( file, opts, onFile );
-*
-*     function onFile( error ) {
-*         if ( error ) {
-*             return next( null, false );
-*         }
-*         next( null, true );
+* function predicate( value, index, next ) {
+*     setTimeout( onTimeout, value );
+*     function onTimeout() {
+*         next( null, false );
 *     }
 * }
 *
@@ -73,10 +64,7 @@ var limit = require( './limit.js' );
 * var anyByAsync = factory( opts, predicate );
 *
 * // Create a collection over which to iterate:
-* var files = [
-*     './beep.js',
-*     './boop.js'
-* ];
+* var arr = [ 3000, 2500, 1000 ];
 *
 * // Define a callback which handles results:
 * function done( error, bool ) {
@@ -84,14 +72,14 @@ var limit = require( './limit.js' );
 *         throw error;
 *     }
 *     if ( bool ) {
-*         console.log( 'Successfully read at least one file.' );
+*         console.log( 'At least one element passed.' );
 *     } else {
-*         console.log( 'Unable to read any files.' );
+*         console.log( 'No elements passed.' );
 *     }
 * }
 *
-* // Try to read each element in `files`:
-* anyByAsync( files, done );
+* // Try to invoke the predicate for each element in `arr`:
+* anyByAsync( arr, done );
 */
 function factory( options, predicate ) {
 	var opts;
@@ -129,26 +117,65 @@ function factory( options, predicate ) {
 	* @returns {void}
 	*/
 	function anyByAsync( collection, done ) {
+		var status;
+
 		if ( !isCollection( collection ) ) {
 			throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a collection. Value: `%s`.', collection ) );
 		}
 		if ( !isFunction( done ) ) {
 			throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Last argument must be a function. Value: `%s`.', done ) );
 		}
-		return limit( collection, opts, f, clbk );
+		status = {
+			'status': 'pending',
+			'ndone': 0,
+			'nerrors': 0
+		};
+
+		// Wrap the predicate to track progress:
+		limit( collection, opts, wrapper, clbk );
+
+		return status;
+
+		/**
+		* Wraps the predicate function to track the number of completed invocations.
+		*
+		* @private
+		* @param {*} value - collection element
+		* @param {NonNegativeInteger} index - element index
+		* @param {Callback} next - callback to invoke upon predicate completion
+		* @returns {void}
+		*/
+		function wrapper( value, index, next ) {
+			f( value, index, onResult );
+
+			/**
+			* Callback invoked upon predicate completion.
+			*
+			* @private
+			* @param {(Error|null)} err - error argument
+			* @param {*} result - predicate result
+			* @returns {void}
+			*/
+			function onResult( err, result ) {
+				status.ndone += 1;
+				next( err, result );
+			}
+		}
 
 		/**
-		* Callback invoked upon completion.
+		* Callback invoked upon completion of all predicate invocations.
 		*
 		* @private
-		* @param {*} [error] - error
-		* @param {boolean} bool - test result
+		* @param {(Error|null)} error - error argument
+		* @param {boolean} bool - whether at least one element passed the predicate
 		* @returns {void}
 		*/
 		function clbk( error, bool ) {
 			if ( error ) {
+				status.status = 'fail';
 				return done( error, false );
 			}
+			status.status = 'ok';
 			done( null, bool );
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/test/test.instrument.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/test/test.instrument.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..92959ca85017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/test/test.instrument.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+// MODULES //
+
+var tape = require( 'tape' );
+var createTimer = require( './../internal/instrument.js' );
+
+
+// TESTS //
+
+tape( 'main export is a function', function test( t ) {
+	t.ok( true, __filename );
+	t.strictEqual( typeof createTimer, 'function', 'main export is a function' );
+	t.end();
+});
+
+tape( 'the function returns a function', function test( t ) {
+	var stop = createTimer();
+
+	t.strictEqual( typeof stop, 'function', 'returns a function' );
+	t.end();
+});
+
+tape( 'the returned function returns a number (elapsed milliseconds)', function test( t ) {
+	var duration;
+	var stop = createTimer();
+
+	setTimeout( onTimeout, 10 );
+
+	function onTimeout() {
+		duration = stop();
+
+		t.strictEqual( typeof duration, 'number', 'returns a number' );
+		t.ok( duration >= 0.0, 'returns a non-negative number' );
+		t.end();
+	}
+});
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/test/test.status.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/test/test.status.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bca155c07819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/any-by/test/test.status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+// cspell:words ndone
+
+// MODULES //
+
+var tape = require( 'tape' );
+var factory = require( './../lib/factory.js' );
+
+
+// TESTS //
+
+tape( 'main export is a function', function test( t ) {
+	t.ok( true, __filename );
+	t.ok( typeof factory === 'function', 'main export is a function' );
+	t.end();
+});
+
+tape( 'the function returns a status object that tracks progress (short-circuit)', function test( t ) {
+	var anyByAsync;
+	var files;
+	var op;
+
+	anyByAsync = factory( predicate );
+	files = [ './file1.js', './file2.js' ];
+	op = anyByAsync( files, done );
+
+	// Verify the status object immediately after invocation:
+	t.equal( typeof op, 'object', 'returns an object' );
+	t.equal( op.status, 'pending', 'initial status is pending' );
+	t.equal( op.ndone, 0, 'initial ndone is 0' );
+
+	function predicate( value, next ) {
+		setTimeout( onTimeout, 0 );
+
+		function onTimeout() {
+			next( null, true );
+		}
+	}
+
+	function done( err, result ) {
+		if ( err ) {
+			t.fail( err.message );
+			return t.end();
+		}
+		t.equal( result, true, 'returns expected result' );
+		t.equal( op.status, 'ok', 'status is ok upon completion' );
+
+		// Short-circuit: only one file was processed:
+		t.equal( op.ndone, 1, 'short-circuited after first match' );
+		t.end();
+	}
+});
+
+tape( 'the function returns a status object that tracks a full scan', function test( t ) {
+	var files;
+	var op;
+
+	files = [ './file1.js', './file2.js' ];
+	op = factory( predicate )( files, done );
+
+	function predicate( value, next ) {
+		setTimeout( onTimeout, 50 );
+
+		function onTimeout() {
+			// Always false, so all files must be checked:
+			next( null, false );
+		}
+	}
+
+	function done( err, result ) {
+		if ( err ) {
+			t.fail( err.message );
+			return t.end();
+		}
+		t.equal( result, false, 'returns expected result' );
+		t.equal( op.ndone, 2, 'all operations completed for a full scan' );
+		t.end();
+	}
+});
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/regexp-from-string/examples/index.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/regexp-from-string/examples/index.js
index 3e9a3d37cac8..ff10935fd82f 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/regexp-from-string/examples/index.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/regexp-from-string/examples/index.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ console.log( reFromString( '/beep/' ) );
 console.log( reFromString( '/[A-Z]*/' ) );
 // => /[A-Z]*/
 
-console.log( reFromString( '/\\\\\\\//ig' ) ); // eslint-disable-line no-useless-escape
-// => /\\\//ig
+console.log( reFromString( '/\\\\\\\//gi' ) ); // eslint-disable-line no-useless-escape
+// => /\\\//gi
 
 console.log( reFromString( '/[A-Z]{0,}/' ) );
 // => /[A-Z]{0,}/