// Created on savesnippets.com · https://savesnippets.com/EdDVBY0O1mW4ih import java.time.*; import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit; class Demo { void example() { // Duration — based on seconds Duration d = Duration.ofMinutes(5); System.out.println(d.toMillis()); // 300000 System.out.println(d.plusSeconds(30)); // PT5M30S // Difference between two Instants Instant start = Instant.now(); // ... work ... Instant end = Instant.now(); Duration elapsed = Duration.between(start, end); System.out.println(elapsed.toMillis() + " ms"); // Period — calendar units Period p = Period.ofYears(1).plusMonths(2).plusDays(3); LocalDate then = LocalDate.now().plus(p); // Difference between dates LocalDate birth = LocalDate.of(1990, 5, 15); LocalDate now = LocalDate.now(); Period age = Period.between(birth, now); System.out.printf("%d years, %d months%n", age.getYears(), age.getMonths()); // Total days between (use ChronoUnit, not Period for this) long totalDays = ChronoUnit.DAYS.between(birth, now); System.out.println(totalDays + " days"); } }