diff --git a/plugins/destination/plugin_testing.go b/plugins/destination/plugin_testing.go
index 486314b472..a4766b0b35 100644
--- a/plugins/destination/plugin_testing.go
+++ b/plugins/destination/plugin_testing.go
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ func WithTestIgnoreNullsInLists() func(o *PluginTestSuiteRunnerOptions) {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithTestSourceTimePrecision(precision time.Duration) func(o *PluginTestSuiteRunnerOptions) {
+	return func(o *PluginTestSuiteRunnerOptions) {
+		o.TimePrecision = precision
+	}
+}
+
 func WithTestSourceSkipLists() func(o *PluginTestSuiteRunnerOptions) {
 	return func(o *PluginTestSuiteRunnerOptions) {
 		o.SkipLists = true
@@ -173,7 +179,11 @@ func PluginTestSuiteRunner(t *testing.T, newPlugin NewPluginFunc, destSpec specs
 		tests: tests,
 	}
 
-	opts := PluginTestSuiteRunnerOptions{}
+	opts := PluginTestSuiteRunnerOptions{
+		TestSourceOptions: schema.TestSourceOptions{
+			TimePrecision: time.Microsecond,
+		},
+	}
 	for _, o := range testOptions {
 		o(&opts)
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_migrate.go b/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_migrate.go
index 69f669916a..49180f8d96 100644
--- a/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_migrate.go
+++ b/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_migrate.go
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ func testMigration(ctx context.Context, _ *testing.T, p *Plugin, logger zerolog.
 	}
 	syncTime := time.Now().UTC().Round(1 * time.Second)
 	opts := schema.GenTestDataOptions{
-		SourceName: sourceName,
-		SyncTime:   syncTime,
-		MaxRows:    1,
+		SourceName:    sourceName,
+		SyncTime:      syncTime,
+		MaxRows:       1,
+		TimePrecision: testOpts.TimePrecision,
 	}
 	resource1 := schema.GenTestData(source, opts)[0]
 	if err := p.writeOne(ctx, sourceSpec, syncTime, resource1); err != nil {
diff --git a/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_overwrite.go b/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_overwrite.go
index 778aaa5f6c..59f75a9c23 100644
--- a/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_overwrite.go
+++ b/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_overwrite.go
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ func (*PluginTestSuite) destinationPluginTestWriteOverwrite(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 
 	opts := schema.GenTestDataOptions{
-		SourceName: sourceName,
-		SyncTime:   syncTime,
-		MaxRows:    2,
+		SourceName:    sourceName,
+		SyncTime:      syncTime,
+		MaxRows:       2,
+		TimePrecision: testOpts.TimePrecision,
 	}
 	resources := schema.GenTestData(table, opts)
 	if err := p.writeAll(ctx, sourceSpec, syncTime, resources); err != nil {
@@ -72,10 +73,11 @@ func (*PluginTestSuite) destinationPluginTestWriteOverwrite(ctx context.Context,
 	cqIDInds := resources[0].Schema().FieldIndices(schema.CqIDColumn.Name)
 	u := resources[0].Column(cqIDInds[0]).(*types.UUIDArray).Value(0)
 	opts = schema.GenTestDataOptions{
-		SourceName: sourceName,
-		SyncTime:   secondSyncTime,
-		MaxRows:    1,
-		StableUUID: u,
+		SourceName:    sourceName,
+		SyncTime:      secondSyncTime,
+		MaxRows:       1,
+		StableUUID:    u,
+		TimePrecision: testOpts.TimePrecision,
 	}
 	updatedResource := schema.GenTestData(table, opts)
 	// write second time
diff --git a/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_overwrite_delete_stale.go b/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_overwrite_delete_stale.go
index bcb07fadc4..a2e2710b9d 100644
--- a/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_overwrite_delete_stale.go
+++ b/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_overwrite_delete_stale.go
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ func (*PluginTestSuite) destinationPluginTestWriteOverwriteDeleteStale(ctx conte
 	}
 
 	opts := schema.GenTestDataOptions{
-		SourceName: sourceName,
-		SyncTime:   syncTime,
-		MaxRows:    2,
+		SourceName:    sourceName,
+		SyncTime:      syncTime,
+		MaxRows:       2,
+		TimePrecision: testOpts.TimePrecision,
 	}
 	resources := schema.GenTestData(table, opts)
 	incResources := schema.GenTestData(incTable, opts)
@@ -87,10 +88,11 @@ func (*PluginTestSuite) destinationPluginTestWriteOverwriteDeleteStale(ctx conte
 	cqIDInds := resources[0].Schema().FieldIndices(schema.CqIDColumn.Name)
 	u := resources[0].Column(cqIDInds[0]).(*types.UUIDArray).Value(0)
 	opts = schema.GenTestDataOptions{
-		SourceName: sourceName,
-		SyncTime:   secondSyncTime,
-		StableUUID: u,
-		MaxRows:    1,
+		SourceName:    sourceName,
+		SyncTime:      secondSyncTime,
+		StableUUID:    u,
+		MaxRows:       1,
+		TimePrecision: testOpts.TimePrecision,
 	}
 	updatedResources := schema.GenTestData(table, opts)
 	updatedIncResources := schema.GenTestData(incTable, opts)
diff --git a/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_write_append.go b/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_write_append.go
index b83e8aa63e..ac81f599c0 100644
--- a/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_write_append.go
+++ b/plugins/destination/plugin_testing_write_append.go
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ func (s *PluginTestSuite) destinationPluginTestWriteAppend(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 
 	opts := schema.GenTestDataOptions{
-		SourceName: sourceName,
-		SyncTime:   syncTime,
-		MaxRows:    2,
+		SourceName:    sourceName,
+		SyncTime:      syncTime,
+		MaxRows:       2,
+		TimePrecision: testOpts.TimePrecision,
 	}
 	record1 := schema.GenTestData(table, opts)
 	if err := p.writeAll(ctx, specSource, syncTime, record1); err != nil {
diff --git a/schema/testdata.go b/schema/testdata.go
index 81b48db9e9..ce48bfb6fc 100644
--- a/schema/testdata.go
+++ b/schema/testdata.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type TestSourceOptions struct {
 	SkipDurations  bool
 	SkipTimes      bool // time of day types
 	SkipLargeTypes bool // e.g. large binary, large string
+	TimePrecision  time.Duration
 }
 
 // TestSourceColumns returns columns for all Arrow types and composites thereof. TestSourceOptions controls
@@ -257,7 +258,8 @@ type GenTestDataOptions struct {
 	// StableUUID is the UUID to use for all rows. If set to uuid.Nil, a new UUID will be generated
 	StableUUID uuid.UUID
 	// StableTime is the time to use for all rows other than sync time. If set to time.Time{}, a new time will be generated
-	StableTime time.Time
+	StableTime    time.Time
+	TimePrecision time.Duration
 }
 
 // GenTestData generates a slice of arrow.Records with the given schema and options.
@@ -407,6 +409,8 @@ func getExampleJSON(colName string, dataType arrow.DataType, opts GenTestDataOpt
 			} else if !opts.StableTime.IsZero() {
 				t = opts.StableTime
 			}
+			t = t.Truncate(opts.TimePrecision)
+
 			switch timestampType {
 			case arrow.FixedWidthTypes.Timestamp_s:
 				return strconv.FormatInt(t.Unix(), 10)