diff --git a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/TimeUtils.kt b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/TimeUtils.kt
index 45d83bfc9..6f46cb0d9 100644
--- a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/TimeUtils.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/TimeUtils.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ object TimeUtils {
 
     fun tenSecondsFromNow() = now() + TEN_SECONDS
 
+    fun tenSecondsAgo() = now() - TEN_SECONDS
+
     fun oneMinuteFromNow() = now() + ONE_MINUTE
 
     fun oneMinuteAgo() = now() - ONE_MINUTE