Minutes ago

Short offsets for messages, builds, and “I just did that” — with seconds, not a rounded ‘15m ago’.

Minute offsets are for events still in the current hour. You are not reconstructing last week. You want the exact minute so a support reply, a deploy note, or a screenshot caption matches the clock you are looking at.

This hub lists the minute pages this site indexes. Random values such as 17 minutes ago still calculate from the homepage, but they are not thin SEO copies of this page.

How to pick a minute offset

1 minute ago is an immediate check. 5, 10, and 15 minutes ago match how people actually talk about recent messages. 30 minutes ago and 45 minutes ago sit on the way to 1 hour ago.

Seconds are part of the answer

The result pages include seconds. If you only need HH:MM, ignore the seconds; if you are matching a log, keep them. Read minutes ago for logs for the method.

Questions

What time was it 15 minutes ago?

Open /15-minutes-ago. The page subtracts 15 × 60 seconds from your device clock, including seconds, so a log line can match a screenshot.

Why not just look at the notification time?

Chat apps round, hide seconds, or show “15m” without a clock. A minutes-ago page gives HH:MM:SS in your timezone for notes and tickets.

When should I switch to hours ago?

Once the event is about an hour back, 45 minutes ago and 1 hour ago are clearer than stacking minute offsets. Use /hours-ago for those.