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title: date.scale() function
description: >
`date.scale()` will multiply the duration by the given value.
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`date.scale()` will multiply the duration by the given value.
##### Function type signature
```js
(d: duration, n: int) => duration
```
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For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).
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## Parameters
### d
({{< req >}})
Duration to scale.
### n
({{< req >}})
Amount to scale the duration by.
## Examples
- [Add n hours to a time](#add-n-hours-to-a-time)
- [Add scaled mixed duration to a time](#add-scaled-mixed-duration-to-a-time)
### Add n hours to a time
```js
import "date"
n = 5
d = date.scale(d: 1h, n: n)
date.add(d: d, to: 2022-05-10T00:00:00Z)// Returns 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000000000Z
```
### Add scaled mixed duration to a time
```js
import "date"
n = 5
d = date.scale(d: 1mo1h, n: 5)
date.add(d: d, to: 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z)// Returns 2022-06-01T05:00:00.000000000Z
```