Java Instant.minusSeconds() Method with Examples

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

How to subtract seconds from Instant object in Java

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

InstantMinusSecondsExample1.java

import java.time.Instant;

public class InstantMinusSecondsExample1 {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        Instant instant = Instant.parse("2022-07-11T08:00:30Z");

        // subtract 80 seconds
        instant = instant.minusSeconds(80);

        System.out.println(instant);
    }
}