diff --git a/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.hbs b/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.hbs
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+++ b/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{this.formatted}}
diff --git a/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.js b/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.js
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index 000000000..7dcdade2f
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+++ b/addons/core/addon/components/relative-datetime-live/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import Component from '@glimmer/component';
+import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
+
+const MILLISECOND = 1;
+const SECOND = MILLISECOND * 1000;
+const MINUTE = SECOND * 60;
+const HOUR = MINUTE * 60;
+const DAY = HOUR * 24;
+const MONTH = DAY * 31;
+const YEAR = MONTH * 12;
+
+// common time intervals in milliseconds
+const unitMappings = [
+  {
+    unit: 'second',
+    value: SECOND,
+  },
+  {
+    unit: 'minute',
+    value: MINUTE,
+  },
+  {
+    unit: 'hour',
+    value: HOUR,
+  },
+  {
+    unit: 'day',
+    value: DAY,
+  },
+  {
+    unit: 'month',
+    value: MONTH,
+  },
+  {
+    unit: 'year',
+    value: YEAR,
+  },
+];
+
+export default class RelativeDatetimeLiveComponent extends Component {
+  // =services
+
+  @service clockTick;
+  @service intl;
+
+  // =properties
+
+  /**
+   * The difference in milliseconds between the date argument and the
+   * current time.
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  get delta() {
+    return this.args.date.valueOf() - this.clockTick.now;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The greatest meaningful unit is the unit which delta is equal to or
+   * greater than.  For example, the unit of a delta equivalent of 59 seconds is
+   * 'second' while 60 seconds is 'minute', 36 hours is 'day', etc.
+   * @type {object}
+   */
+  get greatestMeaningfulUnit() {
+    return unitMappings.reduce((currentValue, previousValue) => {
+      return Math.abs(this.delta) >= previousValue.value
+        ? previousValue
+        : currentValue;
+    }, unitMappings[0]);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The delta value scaled to the greatest meaningful unit.  For example, if
+   * the delta is 1000 ms, the scaled value is 1, which corresponds to
+   * a GMU of 'second'.  A delta of 60000 ms is also 1, corresponding to a GMU
+   * of 'minute'.
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  get scaledDelta() {
+    if (this.delta < 0) {
+      return Math.ceil(this.delta / this.greatestMeaningfulUnit.value);
+    }
+    return Math.floor(this.delta / this.greatestMeaningfulUnit.value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * A string representation of the greatest meaningful unit.
+   * @type {string}
+   */
+  get unit() {
+    return this.greatestMeaningfulUnit.unit;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * A localizd relative datetime.  E.g. "30 seconds ago".
+   * @type {string}
+   */
+  get formatted() {
+    return this.intl.formatRelative(this.scaledDelta, { unit: this.unit });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/addons/core/addon/services/clock-tick.js b/addons/core/addon/services/clock-tick.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c64e9b05
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+++ b/addons/core/addon/services/clock-tick.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import Service from '@ember/service';
+import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
+import { getOwner } from '@ember/application';
+import { next } from '@ember/runloop';
+
+export default class ClockTickService extends Service {
+  // =attributes
+
+  /**
+   * The current datetime.  This is updated once every `interval` while the
+   * service is running (1s by default).
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  @tracked now = Date.now();
+
+  /**
+   * The frequency to update `now`, in milliseconds.
+   * @type {number}
+   */
+  frequency = 1000;
+
+  /**
+   * The timer interval ID
+   */
+  #timer;
+
+  /**
+   * This service is enabled only in non-test environments.
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  get enabled() {
+    const config = getOwner(this).resolveRegistration('config:environment');
+    return config.environment !== 'test';
+  }
+
+  // =methods
+
+  /**
+   * Starts the timer, if enabled.
+   */
+  constructor() {
+    super(...arguments);
+    if (this.enabled) this._start();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Stops the timer.
+   */
+  willDestroy() {
+    super.willDestroy(...arguments);
+    this._stop();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets up the timer interval, calling `_tick()` every
+   * `frequency` milliseconds.
+   */
+  _start() {
+    const self = this;
+    this.#timer = setInterval(function () {
+      self._tick();
+    }, this.frequency);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Clears the timer interval.
+   */
+  _stop() {
+    clearInterval(this.#timer);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Updates the value of `now` within the next runloop.
+   */
+  _tick() {
+    next(() => (this.now = Date.now()));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/addons/core/app/components/relative-datetime-live.js b/addons/core/app/components/relative-datetime-live.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c338a513a
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+++ b/addons/core/app/components/relative-datetime-live.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'core/components/relative-datetime-live';
diff --git a/addons/core/app/services/clock-tick.js b/addons/core/app/services/clock-tick.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a09c9bc53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/core/app/services/clock-tick.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'core/services/clock-tick';
diff --git a/addons/core/tests/dummy/app/controllers/application.js b/addons/core/tests/dummy/app/controllers/application.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cecc9ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/core/tests/dummy/app/controllers/application.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import Controller from '@ember/controller';
+import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
+
+export default class ApplicationController extends Controller {
+  // =services
+
+  @service clockTick;
+
+  // =properties
+
+  now = new Date();
+}
diff --git a/addons/core/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs b/addons/core/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs
index 9c8163e59..0b957c048 100644
--- a/addons/core/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs
+++ b/addons/core/tests/dummy/app/templates/application.hbs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <h2 id="title">Welcome to Ember</h2>
 
-{{t "errors.401.title"}}
+<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.now}} />
diff --git a/addons/core/tests/integration/components/relative-datetime-live-test.js b/addons/core/tests/integration/components/relative-datetime-live-test.js
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index 000000000..3a80df456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/core/tests/integration/components/relative-datetime-live-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupRenderingTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+import { render } from '@ember/test-helpers';
+import { hbs } from 'ember-cli-htmlbars';
+
+module('Integration | Component | relative-datetime-live', function (hooks) {
+  setupRenderingTest(hooks);
+
+  test('it renders a relative datetime', async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(6);
+
+    const now = Date.now();
+
+    this.date = now - 10 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 seconds ago');
+
+    this.date = now - 10 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 minutes ago');
+
+    this.date = now - 10 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 hours ago');
+
+    this.date = now - 10 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 days ago');
+
+    this.date = now - 10 * 31 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 months ago');
+
+    this.date = now - 10 * 12 * 31 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    await render(hbs`<RelativeDatetimeLive @date={{this.date}} />`);
+    assert.dom(this.element).hasText('10 years ago');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/addons/core/tests/unit/services/clock-tick-test.js b/addons/core/tests/unit/services/clock-tick-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d3ccd2c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/core/tests/unit/services/clock-tick-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Service | clock-tick', function (hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  // TODO: Replace this with your real tests.
+  test('it exists', function (assert) {
+    let service = this.owner.lookup('service:clock-tick');
+    assert.ok(service);
+  });
+});