:sig String time_format_relative(u64 timestamp, String format_very_recent = "", u64 medium_recency_seconds = 0, String format_medium_recent = "", u64 not_recent_seconds = 0, String format_not_recent = "") :params timestamp : Unix timestamp to compare against the current time format_very_recent : output format for very recent timestamps, defaults to `just now` medium_recency_seconds : cutoff between the very-recent and medium-recent formats, defaults to `90` format_medium_recent : output format for medium-recent timestamps, defaults to `%deltaM minutes ago` not_recent_seconds : cutoff between the medium-recent and not-recent formats, defaults to `5400` format_not_recent : output format for older timestamps, defaults to `%deltaH hours ago` return value : a formatted relative-time string :see >time >time_format_local >time_format_utc :content Formats a timestamp relative to the current time using the same formatting engine as `time_format_local()` and `time_format_utc()`. The formatter chooses one of three output formats: - if `now - timestamp` is less than `medium_recency_seconds`, use `format_very_recent` - else if it is less than `not_recent_seconds`, use `format_medium_recent` - otherwise use `format_not_recent` The relative-time tokens available in all time formatters are: ```text %deltaS total elapsed seconds between the timestamp and now %deltaM total elapsed minutes between the timestamp and now %deltaH total elapsed hours between the timestamp and now %deltad total elapsed days between the timestamp and now %deltam total elapsed 30-day months between the timestamp and now %deltaY total elapsed 365-day years between the timestamp and now ``` Default behavior examples: ```text time_format_relative(time() - 12) => just now time_format_relative(time() - 600) => 10 minutes ago time_format_relative(time() - 7200) => 2 hours ago ``` Related: - PHP: `DateTimeImmutable` diff formatting or libraries such as Carbon `diffForHumans()` - JavaScript / Node.js: relative time helpers such as `Intl.RelativeTimeFormat`, `date-fns/formatDistanceToNow`, or Luxon