MySQL SUBTIME() Function

Subtract 5.000001 seconds and return the datetime:

SELECT SUBTIME("2017-06-15 10:24:21.000004", "5.000001");

Definition and Usage

The SUBTIME() function subtracts time from a time/datetime expression and then returns the new time/datetime.

SUBTIME( datetime, time_interval)

Parameter	Description
datetime	Required. The time or datetime to be modified
time_interval	Required. The time interval to subtract from datetime. Both positive and negative values are allowed

Works in:	From MySQL 4.0

Subtract 3 hours, 2 minutes, 5.000001 seconds and return the datetime:

SELECT SUBTIME("2017-06-15 10:24:21.000004", "3:2:5.000001");

Subtract 5 seconds and return the time:

SELECT SUBTIME("10:24:21", "5");

Subtract 3 minutes and return the time:

SELECT SUBTIME("10:24:21", "300");

Add 3 hours, 2 minutes, and 5 seconds, and return the time:

SELECT SUBTIME("10:24:21", "-3:2:5");