Moment.js: How to display a time value only

Question

This should be easy... but I've had no luck scouring the docs!

How do I get Moment.js to return: 15 minutes

In order to get 15 minutes ago I can write:

moment().subtract(15, 'minutes').fromNow()

Which command should I use to get just 15 minutes?

Possible duplicate of [How do I use format() on a moment.js duration?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13262621/how-do-i-use-format-on-a-moment-js-duration) — Just a student, Mar 20 '17 at 15:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 20 '17 at 15:49

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If you want to explicitly remove the "ago" or similar phrasing, simply pass true to your fromNow() function as detailed in the documentation:

moment().subtract(15, 'minutes').fromNow(true);

Example

console.log(moment([2007, 0, 29]).fromNow());     // "10 years ago"
console.log(moment([2007, 0, 29]).fromNow(true)); // "10 years"

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/momentjs/2.10.6/moment-with-locales.min.js"></script>

answered Mar 20 '17 at 15:49

Rion Williams

Excellent, thank you! If you fancy another challenge... `Moment().subtract(1, 'hour').fromNow(true)` returns `an hour`. Can it be made to say `1 hour`? – Ed Williams Mar 20 '17 at 15:57
If you want to adjust these, you can make changes to [the relative time locale settings](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/customization/relative-time/), which allow you to define which phrases you want to use, etc. So you could replace "an hour" with "1 hour". – Rion Williams Mar 20 '17 at 16:17

Justin Hellreich · Answer 2 · 2017-03-20T16:04:56.977

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Duration from the difference between two dates:

var now = moment();
var then = moment().subtract(15, 'minutes');
moment.duration(now.diff(then)).humanize();

15 minutes

Duration without using dates:

moment.duration(15, 'minutes').humanize();

15 minutes

edited Mar 20 '17 at 16:04

answered Mar 20 '17 at 15:56

Justin Hellreich

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