Time Expressions
Time Expressions
Section titled “Time Expressions”DailyDriver uses one unified time-expression language everywhere time is entered — journal entries, sleep, naps, and prayer. Learn it once and it works across the app. A time expression is either a single point in time or a range.
Single times
Section titled “Single times”| Example | Meaning |
|---|---|
09:18 |
09:18 today (or yesterday if that time already passed) |
-15 |
15 minutes ago |
l / last |
The last action time |
n / now |
The current time |
AM/PM is disambiguated automatically, with 24-hour detection.
Ranges
Section titled “Ranges”| Example | Meaning |
|---|---|
9:18-9:24 |
From 09:18 to 09:24 |
-15-n |
From 15 minutes ago until now |
l-18:30 |
From last action to 18:30 |
l--15m |
From last action to 15 minutes ago |
l+5m |
From last action forward 5 minutes |
19:00--15m |
From 19:00 to 15 minutes ago |
23-n |
From 23:00 to now |
ln |
From last action to now |
last5m / l5m |
The last 5 minutes (now-5m to now) |
Durations
Section titled “Durations”Durations may be written as 30m, 1h, 1h15m, or a bare number for minutes.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”- Journal: any time expression in your entry text is detected and confirmed.
- Sleep / nap: e.g.
s 23-7:15,s ln,nap l--5. - Prayer: offsets and explicit times, e.g.
p -15,p 05:30,p q 03:11.
When several interpretations are possible, the app lists them and lets you pick (or type a new expression). When a time is chosen explicitly from that list, it is not asked to be confirmed again.