Java Date Time - Duration.minusSeconds() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Class:

java.time.Duration

Method:

public Duration minusSeconds(long secondsToSubtract)

Returns a copy of this duration with the specified duration in seconds subtracted.

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.duration;

import java.time.Duration;
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.LocalDateTime;

public class MinusSecondsExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Duration d = Duration.between(LocalDate.now().atStartOfDay(), LocalDateTime.now());
        System.out.println(d);

        Duration d2 = d.minusSeconds(30);
        System.out.println(d2);

        Duration d3 = d.minusSeconds(-30);
        System.out.println(d3);

        Duration d4 = d.minusSeconds(-30000);
        System.out.println(d4);
    }
}

Output

PT15H59M1.602S
PT15H58M31.602S
PT15H59M31.602S
PT24H19M1.602S

Java Date Time - Duration.minusSeconds() Examples

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