diff --git a/src/items/date.rs b/src/items/date.rs
index 835928b..34533db 100644
--- a/src/items/date.rs
+++ b/src/items/date.rs
@@ -138,9 +138,10 @@ pub(super) fn iso1(input: &mut &str) -> ModalResult<Date> {
     let (year, _, month, _, day) =
         (year_str, s('-'), s(dec_uint), s('-'), s(dec_uint)).parse_next(input)?;
 
+    // Map err to Backtrack instead of Cut to avoid early termination of parsing
     (year, month, day)
         .try_into()
-        .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Cut(ctx_err(e)))
+        .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Backtrack(ctx_err(e)))
 }
 
 /// Parse `[year][month][day]`
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ pub(super) fn iso2(input: &mut &str) -> ModalResult<Date> {
 
     (year, month, day)
         .try_into()
-        .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Cut(ctx_err(e)))
+        .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Backtrack(ctx_err(e)))
 }
 
 /// Parse `[year]/[month]/[day]` or `[month]/[day]/[year]` or `[month]/[day]`.
@@ -178,19 +179,21 @@ fn us(input: &mut &str) -> ModalResult<Date> {
             let day = day_from_str(s2)?;
             (s1, n, day)
                 .try_into()
-                .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Cut(ctx_err(e)))
+                .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Backtrack(ctx_err(e)))
         }
         Some(s2) => {
             // [month]/[day]/[year]
             let month = month_from_str(s1)?;
             (s2, month, n)
                 .try_into()
-                .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Cut(ctx_err(e)))
+                .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Backtrack(ctx_err(e)))
         }
         None => {
             // [month]/[day]
             let month = month_from_str(s1)?;
-            (month, n).try_into().map_err(|e| ErrMode::Cut(ctx_err(e)))
+            (month, n)
+                .try_into()
+                .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Backtrack(ctx_err(e)))
         }
     }
 }
@@ -213,10 +216,10 @@ fn literal1(input: &mut &str) -> ModalResult<Date> {
     match year {
         Some(year) => (year, month, day)
             .try_into()
-            .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Cut(ctx_err(e))),
+            .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Backtrack(ctx_err(e))),
         None => (month, day)
             .try_into()
-            .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Cut(ctx_err(e))),
+            .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Backtrack(ctx_err(e))),
     }
 }
 
@@ -242,10 +245,10 @@ fn literal2(input: &mut &str) -> ModalResult<Date> {
     match year {
         Some(year) => (year, month, day)
             .try_into()
-            .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Cut(ctx_err(e))),
+            .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Backtrack(ctx_err(e))),
         None => (month, day)
             .try_into()
-            .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Cut(ctx_err(e))),
+            .map_err(|e| ErrMode::Backtrack(ctx_err(e))),
     }
 }
 
@@ -274,12 +277,12 @@ fn literal_month(input: &mut &str) -> ModalResult<u8> {
 
 fn month_from_str(s: &str) -> ModalResult<u8> {
     s.parse::<u8>()
-        .map_err(|_| ErrMode::Cut(ctx_err("month must be a valid u8 number")))
+        .map_err(|_| ErrMode::Backtrack(ctx_err("month must be a valid u8 number")))
 }
 
 fn day_from_str(s: &str) -> ModalResult<u8> {
     s.parse::<u8>()
-        .map_err(|_| ErrMode::Cut(ctx_err("day must be a valid u8 number")))
+        .map_err(|_| ErrMode::Backtrack(ctx_err("day must be a valid u8 number")))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/tests/time.rs b/tests/time.rs
index 36bd956..b271c72 100644
--- a/tests/time.rs
+++ b/tests/time.rs
@@ -128,3 +128,37 @@ fn test_time_invalid(#[case] input: &str) {
         "Input string '{input}' did not produce an error when parsing"
     );
 }
+
+#[rstest]
+#[case::decimal_1_whole("1.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_2_whole("12.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_3_whole("123.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_4_whole("1234.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_5_whole("12345.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_6_whole("123456.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_7_whole("1234567.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_8_whole("12345678.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_9_whole("123456789.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_10_whole("1234567891.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_11_whole("12345678912.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_12_whole("123456789123.123456789 seconds ago")]
+fn test_time_seconds_ago(#[case] input: &str) {
+    let result = parse_datetime::parse_datetime(input);
+    assert!(
+        result.is_ok(),
+        "Input string '{input}', produced {result:?}, instead of Ok(Zoned)"
+    );
+}
+
+#[rstest]
+#[case::decimal_13_whole("1234567891234.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_14_whole("12345678912345.123456789 seconds ago")]
+#[case::decimal_15_whole("123456789123456.123456789 seconds ago")]
+fn test_time_seconds_ago_invalid(#[case] input: &str) {
+    let result = parse_datetime::parse_datetime(input);
+    assert_eq!(
+        result,
+        Err(parse_datetime::ParseDateTimeError::InvalidInput),
+        "Input string '{input}' did not produce an error when parsing"
+    );
+}