method
time_ago_in_words
time_ago_in_words(from_time, include_seconds_or_options = {})
public
Like distance_of_time_in_words, but where to_time is fixed to Time.now.
time_ago_in_words(3.minutes.from_now) # => 3 minutes time_ago_in_words(3.minutes.ago) # => 3 minutes time_ago_in_words(Time.now - 15.hours) # => about 15 hours time_ago_in_words(Time.now) # => less than a minute time_ago_in_words(Time.now, include_seconds: true) # => less than 5 seconds from_time = Time.now - 3.days - 14.minutes - 25.seconds time_ago_in_words(from_time) # => 3 days from_time = (3.days + 14.minutes + 25.seconds).ago time_ago_in_words(from_time) # => 3 days
Note that you cannot pass a Numeric value to time_ago_in_words.