For more than half a century, timekeepers around the world have quietly adjusted global clocks by sneaking in extra seconds. According to Al Jazeera, that era of timekeeping has officially come to an end, altering how time is measured.
For over 50 years, these adjustments—known as leap seconds—were periodically added to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to account for the gradual slowing of Earth's rotation. However, this long-standing practice has now changed permanently.
The shift impacts how precise global time is synchronized across digital networks, navigation systems, and financial markets, marking a historic turning point for international timekeeping standards.
