diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 53ea4dd..ebed510 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "humantime_to_duration"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "time",
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 90661c2..e826cea 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl From<RegexError> for ParseDurationError {
 /// * "tomorrow"
 /// * use "ago" for the past
 ///
-/// [num] can be a positive or negative integer.
+/// `[num]` can be a positive or negative integer.
 /// [unit] can be one of the following: "fortnight", "week", "day", "hour",
 /// "minute", "min", "second", "sec" and their plural forms.
 ///
@@ -89,6 +89,35 @@ impl From<RegexError> for ParseDurationError {
 /// assert!(matches!(from_str("invalid"), Err(ParseDurationError::InvalidInput)));
 /// ```
 pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Duration, ParseDurationError> {
+    from_str_at_date(OffsetDateTime::now_utc().date(), s)
+}
+
+/// Parses a duration string and returns a `Duration` instance, with the duration
+/// calculated from the specified date.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `date` - A `Date` instance representing the base date for the calculation
+/// * `s` - A string slice representing the relative time.
+///
+/// # Errors
+///
+/// This function will return `Err(ParseDurationError::InvalidInput)` if the input string
+/// cannot be parsed as a relative time.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use time::{Date, Duration, OffsetDateTime};
+/// use humantime_to_duration::{from_str_at_date, ParseDurationError};
+/// let today = OffsetDateTime::now_utc().date();
+/// let yesterday = today - Duration::days(1);
+/// assert_eq!(
+///     from_str_at_date(yesterday, "2 days").unwrap(),
+///     Duration::days(1) // 1 day from the specified date + 1 day from the input string
+/// );
+/// ```
+pub fn from_str_at_date(date: Date, s: &str) -> Result<Duration, ParseDurationError> {
     let time_pattern: Regex = Regex::new(
         r"(?x)
         (?:(?P<value>[-+]?\d*)\s*)?
@@ -160,35 +189,11 @@ pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Duration, ParseDurationError> {
     if captures_processed == 0 {
         Err(ParseDurationError::InvalidInput)
     } else {
-        Ok(total_duration)
-    }
-}
-
-/// Parses a duration string and returns a `Duration` instance, with the duration
-/// calculated from the specified date.
-///
-/// # Arguments
-///
-/// * `date` - A `Date` instance representing the base date for the calculation
-/// * `s` - A string slice representing the relative time.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```
-/// use time::{Date, Duration, OffsetDateTime};
-/// use humantime_to_duration::{from_str_at_date, ParseDurationError};
-/// let today = OffsetDateTime::now_utc().date();
-/// let yesterday = today - Duration::days(1);
-/// assert_eq!(
-///     from_str_at_date(yesterday, "2 days").unwrap(),
-///     Duration::days(1) // 1 day from the specified date + 1 day from the input string
-/// );
-/// ```
-pub fn from_str_at_date(date: Date, s: &str) -> Result<Duration, ParseDurationError> {
-    let time_now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc().date();
-    let date_duration = date - time_now;
+        let time_now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc().date();
+        let date_duration = date - time_now;
 
-    Ok(from_str(s)? + date_duration)
+        Ok(total_duration + date_duration)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]