now
INFO
This function is only available in es-toolkit/compat for compatibility reasons. It either has alternative native JavaScript APIs or isn’t fully optimized yet.
When imported from es-toolkit/compat, it behaves exactly like lodash and provides the same functionalities, as detailed here.
Returns the number of milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC.
Signature
typescript
function now(): number;Returns
(number): The current time in milliseconds.
Examples
typescript
const currentTime = now();
console.log(currentTime); // Outputs the current time in milliseconds
const startTime = now();
// Some time-consuming operation
const endTime = now();
console.log(`Operation took ${endTime - startTime} milliseconds`);