# Time Format

In many places in BattleArena, a duration is specified a configuration option. Time durations are abbreviated and multiple can be chained together.

### Duration Abbreviations

- **y**: Years
- **M (uppercase):** Months
- **w:** Weeks
- **d:** Days
- **h:** Hours
- **m (lowercase):** Minutes
- **s:** Seconds

### Examples

```yaml
phases:
  countdown:
    ...
    countdown-time: 1m30s # 1 minute 30 seconds
  victory:
    ...
    duration: 5s # 5 seconds
```