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Java Date Time - LocalTime.minusMinutes() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Date Time Java Java API

Class:

java.time.LocalTime

Method:


public LocalTime minusMinutes(long minutesToSubtract)

Returns a copy of this LocalTime with the specified number of minutes subtracted, adjusting other fields if necessary.

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.localtime;

import java.time.LocalTime;

public class MinusMinutesExample {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        LocalTime d1 = LocalTime.of(12, 30, 50);

        LocalTime d2 = d1.minusMinutes(5);
        System.out.println(d2);

        d2 = d1.minusMinutes(-5);
        System.out.println(d2);

    }
}

Output

12:25:50
12:35:50

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