# Time difference in Nodered

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**Created:** [5 June 2020 08:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-difference-in-nodered/27819 "2020-06-05T08:50:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lokesh123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lokesh123](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lokesh123)\
**Post date:** [5 June 2020 08:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-difference-in-nodered/27819/1 "2020-06-05T08:50:27Z")

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hello everyone,  
I have to find time difference between start and stop of the operation. can anyone help me.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/0/b0d2a3202506a3ebba08fb54ce38a1a2a1c14e64.png)

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [5 June 2020 09:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-difference-in-nodered/27819/2 "2020-06-05T09:06:12Z")

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It depends on whether you want to time something that takes milliseconds or seconds (or more). If the latter then this may do the job.

> **[node-red-contrib-interval-length](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-interval-length)**
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> A Node Red node to measure the interval length between successive messages

If you want to measure much smaller times then it is a lot more difficult.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [4 August 2020 09:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/time-difference-in-nodered/27819/3 "2020-08-04T09:19:28Z")

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