Java Instant.minusMillis() Method with Examples

In this Java core tutorial we learn how to use the java.time.Instant.minusMillis() method to subtract number of milliseconds from an Instant object in Java programming language.

How to subtract milliseconds from Instant object in Java

In Java program, with a given Instant object we can use Instant.minusMillis(long millisToSubtract) method to return a new Instant object with number of milliseconds be subtracted as Java code below.

InstantMinusMillisExample1.java

import java.time.Instant;

public class InstantMinusMillisExample1 {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        Instant instant = Instant.parse("2022-07-11T08:00:30Z");

        // subtract 2000 milliseconds
        instant = instant.minusMillis(2000);

        System.out.println(instant);
    }
}