@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
         years: "%d years"
       }
     },
+    now: function() {
+        return new Date().getTime();
+    },
     inWords: function(distanceMillis) {
       var $l = this.settings.strings;
       var prefix = $l.prefixAgo;
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@
   }

   function distance(date) {
-    return (new Date().getTime() - date.getTime());
+    return ($t.now() - date.getTime());
   }

   function substitute(stringOrFunction, value) {