Temporal.Now.instant() - JavaScript | MDN

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Temporal.Instant object representing the current time, with potentially reduced precision.

Examples

Measuring time elapsed

The following example measures two instants in time and calculates the duration between them, and gets the total duration in milliseconds:

js

const start = Temporal.Now.instant();
// Do something that takes time
const end = Temporal.Now.instant();
const duration = end.since(start);
console.log(duration.total("milliseconds"));

Specifications

Specification
Temporal
# sec-temporal.now.instant

Browser compatibility

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