TIMEVALUE Google Sheet Formula
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TIMEVALUE Formula Syntax
Example Use Case
Converting a time stored as text to a serial number
Understanding the TIMEVALUE Formula
The TIMEVALUE function in Excel converts a time stored as text into a serial number that Excel recognizes as a time. It's a time conversion tool for text-to-time transformation—like when importing times as text or working with user-entered time strings.
TIMEVALUE("3:45:30 PM") returns the decimal portion of a serial number representing that time (0.65662). It takes a single time_text argument in a recognized format, enabling time operations on what was previously text—perfect for making text times usable in calculations.
Why Use TIMEVALUE?
TIMEVALUE transforms text times—think data imports or user entries. Its conversion abilities make text times calculable, allowing you to perform time math or comparisons on values that otherwise wouldn't work in time formulas.
Example with Sample Data
| Text Time | Formula | Result |
|---|---|---|
| "3:45:30 PM" | =TIMEVALUE("3:45:30 PM") | 0.65662 (displayed as 3:45:30 PM) |
| "9:30 AM" | =TIMEVALUE("9:30 AM") | 0.39583 (displayed as 9:30:00 AM) |
| "22:15" | =TIMEVALUE("22:15") | 0.92708 (displayed as 10:15:00 PM) |
TIMEVALUE converts text to times: "3:45:30 PM" becomes a proper time serial number. It's a text-to-time transformer.
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