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Java Date Time - Instant.minusSeconds() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Date Time Java Java API

Class:

java.time.Instant

Method:

public Instant minusSeconds(long secondsToSubtract)

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

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.instant;

import java.time.Instant;

public class MinusSecondsExample {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Instant i = Instant.now();
        System.out.println(i);

        Instant i2 = i.minusSeconds(30000);
        System.out.println(i2);

        Instant i3 = i.minusSeconds(-30000);
        System.out.println(i3);
    }
}

Output

2017-05-01T20:57:36.857Z
2017-05-01T12:37:36.857Z
2017-05-02T05:17:36.857Z

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