diff --git a/src/api_server.cc b/src/api_server.cc
index 8d8f9776..6e6fbafb 100644
--- a/src/api_server.cc
+++ b/src/api_server.cc
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class MetadataReporter {
   ~MetadataReporter();
 
  private:
-  using seconds = std::chrono::duration<double, std::chrono::seconds::period>;
   // Metadata reporter.
   void ReportMetadata();
 
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ class MetadataReporter {
   Environment environment_;
   OAuth2 auth_;
   // The reporting period in seconds.
-  seconds period_;
+  time::seconds period_;
   std::thread reporter_thread_;
 };
 
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ void MetadataReporter::ReportMetadata() {
   LOG(INFO) << "Metadata reporter started";
   // Wait for the first collection to complete.
   // TODO: Come up with a more robust synchronization mechanism.
-  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(3));
+  std::this_thread::sleep_for(time::seconds(3));
   // TODO: Do we need to be able to stop this?
   while (true) {
     if (agent_->config_.VerboseLogging()) {
@@ -271,8 +270,8 @@ void MetadataReporter::SendMetadata(
           {"rawContentVersion", json::string(metadata.version)},
           {"rawContent", std::move(metadata.metadata)},
           {"state", json::string(metadata.is_deleted ? "DELETED" : "ACTIVE")},
-          {"createTime", json::string(rfc3339::ToString(metadata.created_at))},
-          {"collectTime", json::string(rfc3339::ToString(metadata.collected_at))},
+          {"createTime", json::string(time::rfc3339::ToString(metadata.created_at))},
+          {"collectTime", json::string(time::rfc3339::ToString(metadata.collected_at))},
         });
     // TODO: This is probably all kinds of inefficient...
     const int size = metadata_entry->ToString().size();
@@ -322,8 +321,8 @@ void MetadataAgent::UpdateMetadata(const MonitoredResource& resource,
     LOG(INFO) << "Updating metadata map " << resource << "->{"
               << "version: " << entry.version << ", "
               << "is_deleted: " << entry.is_deleted << ", "
-              << "created_at: " << rfc3339::ToString(entry.created_at) << ", "
-              << "collected_at: " << rfc3339::ToString(entry.collected_at)
+              << "created_at: " << time::rfc3339::ToString(entry.created_at) << ", "
+              << "collected_at: " << time::rfc3339::ToString(entry.collected_at)
               << ", "
               << "metadata: " << *entry.metadata << ", "
               << "ignore: " << entry.ignore
@@ -359,9 +358,9 @@ void MetadataAgent::PurgeDeletedEntries() {
         LOG(INFO) << "Purging metadata entry " << resource << "->{"
                   << "version: " << entry.version << ", "
                   << "is_deleted: " << entry.is_deleted << ", "
-                  << "created_at: " << rfc3339::ToString(entry.created_at)
+                  << "created_at: " << time::rfc3339::ToString(entry.created_at)
                   << ", "
-                  << "collected_at: " << rfc3339::ToString(entry.collected_at)
+                  << "collected_at: " << time::rfc3339::ToString(entry.collected_at)
                   << ", "
                   << "metadata: " << *entry.metadata << ", "
                   << "ignore: " << entry.ignore
diff --git a/src/api_server.h b/src/api_server.h
index aa704ee7..5ef4e97f 100644
--- a/src/api_server.h
+++ b/src/api_server.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "json.h"
 #include "resource.h"
+#include "time.h"
 
 namespace google {
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class MetadataApiServer;
 class MetadataReporter;
 
 // A timestamp type.
-using Timestamp = std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock>;
+using Timestamp = time_point;
 
 // Stores the metadata mapping and runs the metadata tasks.
 class MetadataAgent {
diff --git a/src/docker.cc b/src/docker.cc
index 39a4ece2..3c07b81c 100644
--- a/src/docker.cc
+++ b/src/docker.cc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ MetadataUpdater::ResourceMetadata DockerReader::GetContainerMetadata(
 
     const std::string created_str =
         container_desc->Get<json::String>("Created");
-    Timestamp created_at = rfc3339::FromString(created_str);
+    Timestamp created_at = time::rfc3339::FromString(created_str);
 
     const json::Object* state = container_desc->Get<json::Object>("State");
     bool is_deleted = state->Get<json::Boolean>("Dead");
diff --git a/src/kubernetes.cc b/src/kubernetes.cc
index b4bbe351..6c39cafb 100644
--- a/src/kubernetes.cc
+++ b/src/kubernetes.cc
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ MetadataUpdater::ResourceMetadata KubernetesReader::GetNodeMetadata(
   const std::string node_name = metadata->Get<json::String>("name");
   const std::string created_str =
       metadata->Get<json::String>("creationTimestamp");
-  Timestamp created_at = rfc3339::FromString(created_str);
+  Timestamp created_at = time::rfc3339::FromString(created_str);
 
   const MonitoredResource k8s_node("k8s_node", {
     {"cluster_name", cluster_name},
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ MetadataUpdater::ResourceMetadata KubernetesReader::GetPodMetadata(
   const std::string pod_id = metadata->Get<json::String>("uid");
   const std::string created_str =
       metadata->Get<json::String>("creationTimestamp");
-  Timestamp created_at = rfc3339::FromString(created_str);
+  Timestamp created_at = time::rfc3339::FromString(created_str);
 
   const json::Object* status = pod->Get<json::Object>("status");
   const std::string started_str = status->Get<json::String>("startTime");
-  Timestamp started_at = rfc3339::FromString(started_str);
+  Timestamp started_at = time::rfc3339::FromString(started_str);
 
   const MonitoredResource k8s_pod("k8s_pod", {
     {"cluster_name", cluster_name},
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ MetadataUpdater::ResourceMetadata KubernetesReader::GetContainerMetadata(
   const std::string pod_id = metadata->Get<json::String>("uid");
   const std::string created_str =
       metadata->Get<json::String>("creationTimestamp");
-  Timestamp created_at = rfc3339::FromString(created_str);
+  Timestamp created_at = time::rfc3339::FromString(created_str);
   const json::Object* labels;
   if (!metadata->Has("labels")) {
     labels = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/logging.cc b/src/logging.cc
index 19eb7a2d..d4d5977f 100644
--- a/src/logging.cc
+++ b/src/logging.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Logger::Logger(const char* file, int line, Severity severity, LogStream* stream)
 {
   const std::time_t now_c =
       std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
-  std::tm local_time = safe_localtime(&now_c);
+  std::tm local_time = time::safe_localtime(&now_c);
   // GCC 4.x does not implement std::put_time. Sigh.
   char time_val[20];
   std::strftime(time_val, sizeof(time_val), "%m%d %H:%M:%S ", &local_time);
diff --git a/src/oauth2.cc b/src/oauth2.cc
index 50ef1eab..6de64e6a 100644
--- a/src/oauth2.cc
+++ b/src/oauth2.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "http_common.h"
 #include "json.h"
 #include "logging.h"
+#include "time.h"
 
 namespace http = boost::network::http;
 
@@ -138,13 +139,6 @@ std::string Sign(const std::string& data, const PKey& pkey) {
   return std::string(reinterpret_cast<char*>(result.get()), actual_result_size);
 }
 
-// TODO: Move this to the time library?
-double SecondsSinceEpoch(
-    const std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock>& t) {
-  return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
-      t.time_since_epoch()).count();
-}
-
 }
 
 json::value OAuth2::ComputeTokenFromCredentials() const {
@@ -209,8 +203,8 @@ json::value OAuth2::ComputeTokenFromCredentials() const {
       {"iss", json::string(service_account_email)},
       {"scope", json::string("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/monitoring")},
       {"aud", json::string("https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/token")},
-      {"iat", json::number(SecondsSinceEpoch(now))},
-      {"exp", json::number(SecondsSinceEpoch(exp))},
+      {"iat", json::number(time::SecondsSinceEpoch(now))},
+      {"exp", json::number(time::SecondsSinceEpoch(exp))},
     });
     if (environment_.config().VerboseLogging()) {
       LOG(INFO) << "claim_set = " << claim_set_object->ToString();
diff --git a/src/oauth2.h b/src/oauth2.h
index 8711d5e0..1ac3a042 100644
--- a/src/oauth2.h
+++ b/src/oauth2.h
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
 #define OAUTH2_H_
 
 #include <boost/network/message/directives/header.hpp>
-#include <chrono>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "json.h"
+#include "time.h"
 
 namespace google {
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class OAuth2 {
 
   const Environment& environment_;
   std::string auth_header_value_;
-  std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> token_expiration_;
+  time_point token_expiration_;
 };
 
 template<class Request>
diff --git a/src/time.cc b/src/time.cc
index 687fad8c..805c46cb 100644
--- a/src/time.cc
+++ b/src/time.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 namespace google {
 
+namespace time {
+
 namespace rfc3339 {
 
 namespace {
@@ -44,15 +46,16 @@ const int kUtcOffset = UTCOffset();
 
 }
 
-std::string ToString(const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point& t) {
+std::string ToString(const time_point& t) {
   std::stringstream out;
-  const std::time_t time = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(t);
+  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t_sec =
+      std::chrono::time_point_cast<std::chrono::system_clock::duration>(t);
+  const std::time_t time = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(t_sec);
   std::tm utc_time = safe_gmtime(&time);
   // GCC 4.x does not implement std::put_time. Sigh.
   char dt[64];
   std::strftime(dt, sizeof(dt), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S", &utc_time);
-  std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock, std::chrono::nanoseconds>
-      t_ns = std::chrono::time_point_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(t);
+  time_point t_ns = std::chrono::time_point_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(t);
   std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock, std::chrono::seconds>
       t_s = std::chrono::time_point_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(t_ns);
   const std::chrono::nanoseconds ns = t_ns - t_s;
@@ -60,32 +63,32 @@ std::string ToString(const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point& t) {
   return out.str();
 }
 
-std::chrono::system_clock::time_point FromString(const std::string& s) {
+time_point FromString(const std::string& s) {
   std::tm tm;
   char* const end = strptime(s.c_str(), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S", &tm);
   if (end == nullptr || !std::isdigit(*(end - 2))) {
     // TODO: Invalid time format.
-    return std::chrono::system_clock::time_point();
+    return time_point();
   }
   char* zone;
   if (*end == '.') {
     (void)std::strtol(end + 1, &zone, 10);
     if (zone <= end + 1) {
       // TODO: Missing nanoseconds.
-      return std::chrono::system_clock::time_point();
+      return time_point();
     }
   } else {
     zone = end;
   }
   if (*zone != 'Z' || *(zone+1) != '\0') {
     // TODO: Invalid timezone.
-    return std::chrono::system_clock::time_point();
+    return time_point();
   }
   char* d_end;
   double seconds = std::strtod(end - 2, &d_end);
   if (d_end != zone) {
     // TODO: Internal error.
-    return std::chrono::system_clock::time_point();
+    return time_point();
   }
   static_assert(sizeof(long) == 8, "long is too small");
   // Truncate to 9 digits by rounding to 10 and discarding the last one.
@@ -94,10 +97,8 @@ std::chrono::system_clock::time_point FromString(const std::string& s) {
   tm.tm_isdst = 0;
   const std::time_t local_time = std::mktime(&tm);
   const std::time_t utc_time = local_time + kUtcOffset;
-  std::chrono::system_clock::time_point sec =
-      std::chrono::system_clock::from_time_t(utc_time);
-  return std::chrono::time_point_cast<std::chrono::system_clock::duration>(
-      sec + std::chrono::nanoseconds(ns));
+  time_point sec = std::chrono::system_clock::from_time_t(utc_time);
+  return sec + std::chrono::nanoseconds(ns);
 }
 
 }
@@ -120,3 +121,5 @@ std::tm safe_gmtime(const std::time_t* t) {
 }
 
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/time.h b/src/time.h
index 1a721740..95939f47 100644
--- a/src/time.h
+++ b/src/time.h
@@ -22,11 +22,23 @@
 
 namespace google {
 
+using time_point = std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock,
+                                           std::chrono::nanoseconds>;
+
+namespace time {
+
+using seconds = std::chrono::duration<double, std::chrono::seconds::period>;
+
+inline double SecondsSinceEpoch(const time_point& t) {
+  return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
+      t.time_since_epoch()).count();
+}
+
 namespace rfc3339 {
 
 // Time conversions.
-std::string ToString(const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point& t);
-std::chrono::system_clock::time_point FromString(const std::string& s);
+std::string ToString(const time_point& t);
+time_point FromString(const std::string& s);
 
 }
 
@@ -36,4 +48,6 @@ std::tm safe_gmtime(const std::time_t* t);
 
 }
 
+}
+
 #endif  // TIME_H_
diff --git a/src/updater.cc b/src/updater.cc
index e7593c5e..d8b1f673 100644
--- a/src/updater.cc
+++ b/src/updater.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ PollingMetadataUpdater::~PollingMetadataUpdater() {
 }
 
 bool PollingMetadataUpdater::ValidateConfiguration() const {
-  return period_ >= seconds::zero();
+  return period_ >= time::seconds::zero();
 }
 
 void PollingMetadataUpdater::StartUpdater() {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void PollingMetadataUpdater::StartUpdater() {
   if (config().VerboseLogging()) {
     LOG(INFO) << "Timer locked";
   }
-  if (period_ > seconds::zero()) {
+  if (period_ > time::seconds::zero()) {
     reporter_thread_ =
         std::thread(&PollingMetadataUpdater::PollForMetadata, this);
   }
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void PollingMetadataUpdater::PollForMetadata() {
       }
       if (config().VerboseLogging()) {
         LOG(INFO) << " Timer unlock timed out after "
-                  << std::chrono::duration_cast<seconds>(now - start).count()
+                  << std::chrono::duration_cast<time::seconds>(now - start).count()
                   << "s (good)";
       }
       start = now;
diff --git a/src/updater.h b/src/updater.h
index ff013d72..84398b4f 100644
--- a/src/updater.h
+++ b/src/updater.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 //#include "config.h"
 
-#include <chrono>
 #include <functional>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "api_server.h"
 #include "resource.h"
+#include "time.h"
 
 namespace google {
 
@@ -107,12 +107,11 @@ class PollingMetadataUpdater : public MetadataUpdater {
   void StopUpdater();
 
  private:
-  using seconds = std::chrono::duration<double, std::chrono::seconds::period>;
   // Metadata poller.
   void PollForMetadata();
 
   // The polling period in seconds.
-  seconds period_;
+  time::seconds period_;
 
   // The function to actually query for metadata.
   std::function<std::vector<ResourceMetadata>()> query_metadata_;
diff --git a/test/time_unittest.cc b/test/time_unittest.cc
index cc478b1a..4633dc29 100644
--- a/test/time_unittest.cc
+++ b/test/time_unittest.cc
@@ -6,154 +6,153 @@ using namespace google;
 namespace {
 
 TEST(TimeTest, EpochToString) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point epoch;
+  const time_point epoch;
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(epoch)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(epoch)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, RoundtripViaTimePoint) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.678901234Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.678901234Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "2018-03-03T01:23:45.678901234Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, RoundtripViaString) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+  const time_point t = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
   EXPECT_EQ(
       t,
-      rfc3339::FromString(rfc3339::ToString(t))
+      time::rfc3339::FromString(time::rfc3339::ToString(t))
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringNoNanos) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "2018-03-03T01:23:45.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringFewerDigits) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.6789Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.6789Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "2018-03-03T01:23:45.678900000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringMoreDigits) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.67890123456789Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.67890123456789Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "2018-03-03T01:23:45.678901234Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringLargeNanos) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.9876543210987Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.9876543210987Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "2018-03-03T01:23:45.987654321Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringPositiveNanos) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.+678901234Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.+678901234Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringNegativeNanos) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.-678901234Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45.-678901234Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringPositiveSeconds) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:+4.567890123Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:+4.567890123Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringNegativeSeconds) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:-4.567890123Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:-4.567890123Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringHexSeconds) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:0x45.678901234Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:0x45.678901234Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringInfSeconds) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t1 =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:+infZ");
+  const time_point t1 =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:+infZ");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t1)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t1)
   );
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t2 =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:-infZ");
+  const time_point t2 =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:-infZ");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t2)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t2)
   );
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t3 =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:+nanZ");
+  const time_point t3 =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:+nanZ");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t3)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t3)
   );
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t4 =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:-nanZ");
+  const time_point t4 =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:-nanZ");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t4)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t4)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringTooManySeconds) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:1045.678901234Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:1045.678901234Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }
 
 TEST(TimeTest, FromStringScientificSeconds) {
-  const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t =
-      rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45e+0Z");
+  const time_point t =
+      time::rfc3339::FromString("2018-03-03T01:23:45e+0Z");
   EXPECT_EQ(
       "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z",
-      rfc3339::ToString(t)
+      time::rfc3339::ToString(t)
   );
 }