Theregister.com September 06, 2026 • 08:09

Time lords prepare to kick leap seconds into the next millennium - The Register

By Lindsay Clark

Time lords prepare to kick leap seconds into the next millennium - The Register

Risk of an unprecedented negative adjustment prompts plan to let UTC drift by as much as an hour

The prospect of a negative leap second combined with decades of irritation over leap seconds generally looks set to inspire a bit of global procrastination among international timekeepers.
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