\begin{tikzpicture} [+preamble] \usepackage{pgfplots} \pgfplotsset{compat=newest} [/preamble] \begin{axis}[ ticks=none, xmin=-1*pi, xmax=5*pi, ymin=-1.5, ymax=1.5, axis lines=middle, xlabel=$t$, ylabel=$y$, disabledatascaling] \addplot[solid,samples=200,domain=-0.5*pi:4.5*pi] {sin(deg(x))}; \addplot[solid,samples=200,domain=-0.5*pi:4.5*pi] {sin(deg(x+2))}; \draw [<->](1,{sin(deg(3))})--(3,{sin(deg(3))})node[above left,position=0.1]{$\theta$}; \end{axis} \end{tikzpicture}