diff --git a/web/src/components/Transactions.tsx b/web/src/components/Transactions.tsx
index fe2f3b3..ccc4a32 100644
--- a/web/src/components/Transactions.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/Transactions.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 'use client'
 
 import { FC, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
-import { format } from 'date-fns'
 
 import useIsMounted from '@/hooks/useIsMounted'
 import Axios from '@/libs/axios'
 import { Transaction } from '@/types'
 import { TransactionType } from '@/enums'
-
-const formatDateTime = (ts: number) => {
-  const f = 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'
-  return format(new Date(ts), f)
-}
+import { shortenTime } from '@/utils/date'
 
 const TxItem = ({ amountSat, description, createdAt, type }: Transaction) => {
   const amountColor = type === TransactionType.PAYMENT_SENT ? 'text-gray-100' : 'text-green-500'
@@ -25,7 +20,7 @@ const TxItem = ({ amountSat, description, createdAt, type }: Transaction) => {
           <span className="text-lg">{displayDescription}</span>
         </div>
         <div>
-          <span className="text-sm">{formatDateTime(createdAt)}</span>
+          <span className="text-sm">{shortenTime(new Date(createdAt))}</span>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div>
diff --git a/web/src/utils/date.ts b/web/src/utils/date.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf502ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/utils/date.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+const Minute = 60
+const Hour = 3600
+const Day = 86400
+const Month = 30 * 86400
+const Year = 365 * 86400
+
+export const shortenTime = (d: Date) => {
+  const now = new Date()
+
+  let duration = (now.getTime() - d.getTime()) / 1000
+
+  if (duration < Minute) {
+    return 'a few seconds ago'
+  }
+
+  if (duration < Hour) {
+    duration = Number.parseInt(String(duration / Minute))
+    if (duration === 1) {
+      return 'a minute ago'
+    }
+    return duration + ' minutes ago'
+  }
+
+  if (duration < Day) {
+    duration = Number.parseInt(String(duration / Hour))
+    if (duration === 1) {
+      return 'an hour ago'
+    }
+    return duration + ' hours ago'
+  }
+
+  if (duration < Month) {
+    duration = Number.parseInt(String(duration / Day))
+    if (duration === 1) {
+      return 'a day ago'
+    }
+    return duration + ' days ago'
+  }
+
+  if (duration < Year) {
+    duration = Number.parseInt(String(duration / Month))
+    if (duration === 1) {
+      return 'a month ago'
+    }
+    return duration + ' months ago'
+  }
+
+  duration = Number.parseInt(String(duration / Year))
+  if (duration === 1) {
+    return 'a year ago'
+  }
+  return duration + ' years ago'
+}