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title: system.time() function
description: >
`system.time()` returns the current system time.
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`system.time()` returns the current system time.
##### Function type signature
```js
() => time
```
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For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).
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## Examples
### Return a stream of tables with the current system time
```js
import "array"
import "system"
array.from(rows: [{time: system.time()}])
```