How to Compare Times in Go (Before, After, Equal)

Use the Before, After, and Equal methods on time.Time values to compare them. These methods return boolean values indicating the chronological relationship between two times.

import "time"

t1 := time.Now()
t2 := t1.Add(time.Hour)

if t1.Before(t2) {
    // t1 is earlier than t2
}
if t1.After(t2) {
    // t1 is later than t2
}
if t1.Equal(t2) {
    // t1 and t2 are the same instant
}

Go provides built-in methods to check if one moment in time happened before, after, or at the exact same instant as another. Think of it like comparing two dates on a calendar to see which one comes first. You simply call the method on the first time and pass the second time as an argument.