Time is a-changin’: say goodbye to the leap second

October 16, 2026 Jess Weatherbed

Summary

Global timekeeping is set to undergo a major change as the International Bureau of Weights and Measures voted to eliminate the leap second. This periodic adjustment, previously used to align tracked time standards with the inconsistent rotation of the Earth, will be removed. The decision intends to prevent potential infrastructure failures that resemble concerns caused by the past Y2K bug.

An important change will soon be made to global timekeeping that aims to prevent potential infrastructure failures akin to the Y2K bug scare. On Thursday, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) voted to scrap the leap second, an ad hoc time adjustment that's occasionally added so tracked time standards mirror the Earth's real (and inconsistent) rotation. BIPM members…

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