How is time measured in the metric system?

Answer 1

Time is measured in exactly the same way regardless of whether the measurer uses metric, standard, or imperial measures.

The base unit of time is the second. All the normal SI prefixes apply, but are generally only used for intervals shorter than a second.

Answer 2

Time is measured in seconds in the metric system. It is the base unit for time, with larger units such as minutes and hours being multiples of seconds. There are also smaller units such as milliseconds and microseconds that are used to measure shorter periods of time.

Answer 3

The SI unit of time is the second.