// datenow minus 20 seconds new Date(Date.now() - 20000);
var d; d = new Date('2014-01-01 10:11:55'); alert(d.getMinutes() + ':' + d.getSeconds()); //11:55 d.setSeconds(d.getSeconds() + 10); alert(d.getMinutes() + ':0' + d.getSeconds()); //12:05