diff --git a/src/function.js b/src/function.js
index 276ff9f..74ec686 100644
--- a/src/function.js
+++ b/src/function.js
@@ -563,6 +563,14 @@ const Expose = add_alias({
     return calc_with(`var(--${utime.name})`);
   },
 
+  ts() {
+    return calc_with(`calc(var(--${utime.name}) / 1000)`);
+  },
+
+  TS() {
+    return calc_with(`calc(var(--${UTime.name}) / 1000)`);
+  },
+
   UT() {
     return calc_with(`var(--${UTime.name})`);
   },
diff --git a/src/generator/css.js b/src/generator/css.js
index 2a56985..1c283bb 100644
--- a/src/generator/css.js
+++ b/src/generator/css.js
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ class Rules {
 
   check_uniforms(name) {
     switch (name) {
-      case 'ut': case 'UT': case 't': case 'T': this.uniforms.time = true; break;
+      case 'ut': case 'UT': case 't': case 'T': case 'ts': case 'TS':
+        this.uniforms.time = true; break;
       case 'ux': this.uniforms.mousex = true; break;
       case 'uy': this.uniforms.mousey = true; break;
       case 'uw': this.uniforms.width = true; break;
@@ -794,19 +795,21 @@ class Rules {
     }
 
     if (this.uniforms.time) {
+      let n = 'animation-name';
+      let t = utime.ticks;
+      let un = utime.name;
+      let Un = UTime.name;
       this.styles.container += `
         :host,.host {
           animation:${utime.animation()},${UTime.animation(DELAY + 'ms')};
         }
       `;
       this.styles.keyframes += `
-        @keyframes ${utime['animation-name']} {
-          from {--${utime.name}:0}
-          to {--${utime.name}:${Math.trunc(utime.ticks/(1000/60))}}
+        @keyframes ${utime[n]} {
+          from {--${un}:0} to {--${un}:${t}}
         }
-        @keyframes ${UTime['animation-name']} {
-          from {--${UTime.name}:0}
-          to {--${UTime.name}:${utime.ticks}}
+        @keyframes ${UTime[n]} {
+          from {--${Un}:0} to {--${Un}:${t}}
         }
       `;
     }
diff --git a/src/uniforms.js b/src/uniforms.js
index fa58d4a..e9be2e1 100644
--- a/src/uniforms.js
+++ b/src/uniforms.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 function create_time_uniform(name) {
   let ticks = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24; /* 24 hours in ms */
+  let steps = ticks / (1000 / 60);
   let aname = `${name}-animation`;
   return {
     name, ticks,
     'animation-name': aname,
-    animation: (delay='0s') => `${ticks}ms linear ${delay} infinite ${aname}`
+    animation: (delay='0s') => `${ticks}ms steps(${steps}) ${delay} infinite ${aname}`
   }
 }