[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [Time](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Time) › createTime

```ts
function createTime(): Time;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/Time.ts:53](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/e7144e2bbe9069362b62dec1b64a8aa922b8f1b0/packages/common/src/Time.ts#L53)

Creates a [Time](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Time/interfaces/Time) using `Date.now()` and `globalThis.setTimeout`.

Throws if the system clock returns an out-of-range value. This is intentional
— there's no reasonable fallback for a misconfigured clock.