# Seconds/Minutes/Days Ago

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/seconds-minutes-days-ago/75762>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 13, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/seconds-minutes-days-ago/75762 "2006-11-13T07:02:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![jbeduya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@jbeduya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jbeduya)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/seconds-minutes-days-ago/75762/1 "2006-11-13T07:02:03Z")

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Is this a ready made function in Ruby and/or Rails to display something  
like “20 minutes ago” with a given date and the current date?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![jbeduya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@jbeduya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jbeduya)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2006, 7:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/seconds-minutes-days-ago/75762/2 "2006-11-13T07:40:06Z")

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time\_ago\_in\_words is the function you’re looking for. E.g.,

Last Post: \<%= time\_ago\_in\_words %\> ago

jbeduya wrote:

> Is this a ready made function in Ruby and/or Rails to display something  
> like “20 minutes ago” with a given date and the current date?
> 
> Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![jbeduya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@jbeduya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jbeduya)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2006, 8:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/seconds-minutes-days-ago/75762/3 "2006-11-13T08:50:13Z")

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