# seconds

Converts a number to equivalent seconds.

```tql
seconds(x:number) -> duration
```

## Description

This function returns seconds equivalent to a number, i.e., `number * 1s`.

### `x: number`

The number to convert.

## See Also

[`years`](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/reference/functions/years.md), [`months`](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/reference/functions/months.md), [`weeks`](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/reference/functions/weeks.md), [`days`](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/reference/functions/days.md), [`hours`](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/reference/functions/hours.md), [`minutes`](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/reference/functions/minutes.md), [`seconds`](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/reference/functions/seconds.md), [`milliseconds`](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/reference/functions/milliseconds.md), [`microseconds`](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/reference/functions/microseconds.md), [`nanoseconds`](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/reference/functions/nanoseconds.md)

## See Also

* [Learn idiomatic TQL](https://preview.docs.tenzir.com/375/375/tutorials/learn-idiomatic-tql.md)