javascript static method
Temporal.Now.instant()
The Temporal.Now.instant() static method returns the current time as a Instant object.
Syntax
Temporal.Now.instant()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A 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:
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
SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.
Browser compatibility
Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.