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# DispatchWallTime

An absolute point in time according to the wall clock, with microsecond precision.

```
struct DispatchWallTime
```

## Topics

### Getting Well-Known Times

[`now()`](/documentation/Dispatch/DispatchWallTime/now())

Returns the current time.

[`distantFuture`](/documentation/Dispatch/DispatchWallTime/distantFuture)

A time in the distant future.

### Creating a Dispatch Wall Time Object

[`init(timespec:)`](/documentation/Dispatch/DispatchWallTime/init(timespec:))

Creates an absolute time for a specified value.

### Getting the Time

[`rawValue`](/documentation/Dispatch/DispatchWallTime/rawValue)

The underlying time value.

### Operator Functions

[`+(_:_:)`](/documentation/Dispatch/+(_:_:)-8ylhk)

[`+(_:_:)`](/documentation/Dispatch/+(_:_:)-8pe6k)

[`-(_:_:)`](/documentation/Dispatch/-(_:_:)-6jk71)

[`-(_:_:)`](/documentation/Dispatch/-(_:_:)-50bxr)


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