diff --git a/doc/benchmarks.md b/doc/benchmarks.md
index abfdb5c..0518f07 100644
--- a/doc/benchmarks.md
+++ b/doc/benchmarks.md
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ while the advanced callables are invoked exactly twice: once during the
 estimation phase, and another time during the execution phase.
 
 {% highlight cpp %}
-NONIUS_BENCHMARK("simple", [] { return long_computation(); });
+NONIUS_BENCHMARK("simple") { return long_computation(); }
 
-NONIUS_BENCHMARK("advanced", [](nonius::chronometer meter) {
+NONIUS_BENCHMARK("advanced") (nonius::chronometer meter) {
     set_up();
     meter.measure([] { return long_computation(); });
-});
+}
 {% endhighlight %}
 
 These advanced callables no longer consist entirely of user code to be measured.
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@ construct and destroy objects without dynamic allocation and in a way that lets
 you measure construction and destruction separately.
 
 {% highlight cpp %}
-NONIUS_BENCHMARK("construct", [](nonius::chronometer meter)
+NONIUS_BENCHMARK("construct") (nonius::chronometer meter)
 {
     std::vector<nonius::storage_for<std::string>> storage(meter.runs());
     meter.measure([&](int i) { storage[i].construct("thing"); });
-})
+}
 
-NONIUS_BENCHMARK("destroy", [](nonius::chronometer meter)
+NONIUS_BENCHMARK("destroy") (nonius::chronometer meter)
 {
     std::vector<nonius::destructable_object<std::string>> storage(meter.runs());
     for(auto&& o : storage)
         o.construct("thing");
     meter.measure([&](int i) { storage[i].destruct(); });
-})
+}
 {% endhighlight %}
 
 `nonius::storage_for<T>` objects are just pieces of raw storage suitable for `T`
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ Here's an example:
 {% highlight cpp %}
 // may measure nothing at all by skipping the long calculation since its
 // result is not used
-NONIUS_BENCHMARK("no return", [] { long_calculation(); })
+NONIUS_BENCHMARK("no return") { long_calculation(); }
 
 // the result of long_calculation() is guaranteed to be computed somehow
-NONIUS_BENCHMARK("with return", [] { return long_calculation(); })
+NONIUS_BENCHMARK("with return") { return long_calculation(); }
 {% endhighlight %}
 
 However, there's no other form of control over the optimizer whatsoever. It is
diff --git a/examples/example1.c++ b/examples/example1.c++
index f41a51f..ae4b2c4 100644
--- a/examples/example1.c++
+++ b/examples/example1.c++
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ NONIUS_BENCHMARK("to_string(42)", []{
     return std::to_string(42);
 })
 
-NONIUS_BENCHMARK("to_string(4.2)", []{
+// new syntax
+NONIUS_BENCHMARK("to_string(4.2)") []{
     return std::to_string(4.2);
-})
+};
diff --git a/examples/example2.c++ b/examples/example2.c++
index 727cbaa..9e62816 100644
--- a/examples/example2.c++
+++ b/examples/example2.c++
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ NONIUS_BENCHMARK("forward_list<long long>", [](nonius::chronometer meter) {
     meter.measure([&](int i) { l.push_front(i); });
 })
 
-NONIUS_BENCHMARK("forward_list<char>", [](nonius::chronometer meter) {
+// new syntax
+NONIUS_BENCHMARK("forward_list<char>") [](nonius::chronometer meter) {
     std::forward_list<char> l;
     meter.measure([&](int i) { l.push_front(static_cast<char>(i)); });
-})
+};
diff --git a/include/nonius/benchmark.h++ b/include/nonius/benchmark.h++
index a39d2d0..cb11846 100644
--- a/include/nonius/benchmark.h++
+++ b/include/nonius/benchmark.h++
@@ -65,14 +65,38 @@ namespace nonius {
     }
 
     struct benchmark_registrar {
+        benchmark_registry& registry;
+        std::string name;
+
+        benchmark_registrar(benchmark_registry& r, std::string n)
+            : registry(r)
+            , name(n)
+        {}
+
         template <typename Fun>
-        benchmark_registrar(benchmark_registry& registry, std::string name, Fun&& registrant) {
-            registry.emplace_back(std::move(name), std::forward<Fun>(registrant));
+        benchmark_registrar const& operator+ (Fun&& registrant) const {
+            registry.emplace_back(name, std::forward<Fun>(registrant));
+            return *this;
         }
     };
 } // namespace nonius
 
-#define NONIUS_BENCHMARK(name, ...) \
-    namespace { static ::nonius::benchmark_registrar NONIUS_DETAIL_UNIQUE_NAME(benchmark_registrar) (::nonius::global_benchmark_registry(), name, __VA_ARGS__); }
+#define NONIUS_BENCHMARK_OLD_(name, ...)                                \
+    namespace {                                                         \
+    static auto NONIUS_DETAIL_UNIQUE_NAME(benchmark_registrar) =        \
+        ::nonius::benchmark_registrar{::nonius::global_benchmark_registry(), name} + (__VA_ARGS__); \
+    }                                                                   \
+    //
+
+#define NONIUS_BENCHMARK_NEW_(name)                                     \
+    static auto NONIUS_DETAIL_UNIQUE_NAME(benchmark_registrar) =        \
+        ::nonius::benchmark_registrar{::nonius::global_benchmark_registry(), name} + \
+        //
+
+#define NONIUS_BENCHMARK_CHOOSE_(p1,p2,p3,p4,p5,p6,p7,p8,p9,p10,p11,p12,p13,p14,p15,p16,p17,p18,p19,p20,p21,p22,p23,p24,p25,p26,p27,p28,p29,p30,p31,p32,p33,p34,p35,p36,p37,p38,p39,p40,p41,p42,p43,p44,p45,p46,p47,p48,p49,p50,p51,p52,p53,p54,p55,p56,p57,p58,p59,p60,p61,p62,p63,p64,p65,p66,p67,p68,p69,p70,p71,p72,p73,p74,p75,p76,p77,p78,p79,p80,p81,p82,p83,p84,p85,p86,p87,p88,p89,p90,p91,p92,p93,p94,p95,p96,p97,p98,p99,p100,p101,p102,p103,p104,p105,p106,p107,p108,p109,p110,p111,p112,p113,p114,p115,p116,p117,p118,p119,p120,p121,p122,p123,p124,p125,p126,p127,p128,N,...) N
+#define NONIUS_BENCHMARK_CAT__(X1, X2) X1 ## X2
+#define NONIUS_BENCHMARK_CAT_(X1, X2) NONIUS_BENCHMARK_CAT__(X1, X2)
+
+#define NONIUS_BENCHMARK(...) NONIUS_BENCHMARK_CAT_(NONIUS_BENCHMARK_,NONIUS_BENCHMARK_CHOOSE_(__VA_ARGS__,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,OLD_,NEW_,ERR_))(__VA_ARGS__)
 
 #endif // NONIUS_BENCHMARK_HPP