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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T10:24:30+00:00 2026-05-16T10:24:30+00:00

I have a timestamp that represents the last time a particular record was viewed.

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I have a timestamp that represents the last time a particular record was viewed. I want to present to the user a display that gives a human readable representation of the difference between that time and now.

So it should be something like

“Last viewed 38 seconds ago”

or “Last viewed 1 hour 15 minutes 10 seconds ago”

Is there a quick way to do this in rails?

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    2026-05-16T10:24:30+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 10:24 am

    distance_of_time_in_words, or dotiw (allegedly better)

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