# TimeAgoPipe
{{< generation-info sourceFile="packages/admin-ui/src/lib/core/src/shared/pipes/time-ago.pipe.ts" sourceLine="18" packageName="
@vendure/admin-ui">}}
Converts a date into the format "3 minutes ago", "5 hours ago" etc.
*Example*
```HTML
{{ order.orderPlacedAt | timeAgo }}
```
## Signature
```TypeScript
class TimeAgoPipe implements PipeTransform {
constructor(i18nService: I18nService)
transform(value: string | Date, nowVal?: string | Date) => string;
}
```
## Implements
* PipeTransform
## Members
### constructor
{{< member-info kind="method" type="(i18nService:
I18nService) => TimeAgoPipe" >}}
{{< member-description >}}{{< /member-description >}}
### transform
{{< member-info kind="method" type="(value: string | Date, nowVal?: string | Date) => string" >}}
{{< member-description >}}{{< /member-description >}}