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Java Date Time - OffsetTime.minusMinutes() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

Java Date Time Java Java API

Class:

java.time.OffsetTime

Method:

public OffsetTime minusMinutes(long minutes)

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

Examples

package com.logicbig.example.offsettime;

import java.time.OffsetTime;

public class MinusMinutesExample {

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

        OffsetTime t2 = t.minusMinutes(5);
        System.out.println(t2);

        OffsetTime t3 = t.minusMinutes(500);
        System.out.println(t3);
    }
}

Output

16:14:00.200-05:00
16:09:00.200-05:00
07:54:00.200-05:00

package com.logicbig.example.offsettime;

import java.time.OffsetTime;

public class MinusMinutesExample2 {

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

        OffsetTime t2 = t.minusMinutes(-5);
        System.out.println(t2);

        OffsetTime t3 = t.minusMinutes(-500);
        System.out.println(t3);
    }
}

Output

16:14:02.290-05:00
16:19:02.290-05:00
00:34:02.290-05:00

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