Add Milliseconds to Time in Excel – 3 Steps

This is the sample dataset. To add millisecond values in column C to the time values in column B and get the results in column D:

dataset to add milliseconds to time in excel

 

STEP 1 – Apply a Formula to Add Milliseconds to Time

  • Enter the following formula in D5.

You can replace the values within brackets with 86400000. These values represent 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, 60 seconds in a minute, and 1000 milliseconds in a second.

=B5+C5/(24*60*60*1000)

Formula to add milliseconds to time

Read More: How to Add Minutes to Time in Excel 


STEP 2 – Change the Cell Formatting to Show Milliseconds

  • Press CTRL + 1 to open the Format Cells dialog box.
  • In the Number tab, go to Custom.
  • Enter hh:mm:ss.000 in Type.
  • Click OK.

Format cell as hh:mm:ss.000

NOTE: Apply [hh]:mm:ss.000 formatting instead of hh:mm:ss.000 in case of elapsed time to get the hour value past 24.

STEP 3 – Copy the Formula Using the Fill Handle

  • Double-click the Fill Handle icon or drag it down to see the result in the rest of the cells.

Copy formula using fill handle

Read More: How to Add Minutes and Seconds in Excel 


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