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## dateTimeFormatTimeAgo variable

### dateTimeFormatTimeAgo variable

Helper function to return elapsed time since passed date. The returned value will be formatted in a human readable format e.g. 4 years ago. If no options are supplied, then default values are used. For more details, see [DateTimeOptions](./data/datetimeoptions.md)<!-- -->.

<b>Signature</b>

```typescript
dateTimeFormatTimeAgo: DateTimeFormatter
```
<b>Import</b>

```typescript
import { dateTimeFormatTimeAgo } from '@grafana/data';
```