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timeAgoInWords()

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
fromTime	date	Yes		Date to compare from.
includeSeconds	boolean	No	false	Whether or not to include the number of seconds in the returned string.
toTime	date	No	[runtime expression]	Date to compare to.

1. Example in a controller (outputs: "3 months")
aWhileAgo = DateAdd("d", -90, Now());
timeAgoInWords(aWhileAgo)

2. Including seconds (outputs: "less than 5 seconds")
timeAgoInWords(DateAdd("s", -3, Now()), includeSeconds=true)

3. Comparing two specific dates (Outputs: "5 months")
past = CreateDateTime(2024, 01, 01, 12, 0, 0);
future = CreateDateTime(2024, 06, 01, 12, 0, 0);
timeAgoInWords(fromTime=past, toTime=future)