# make_time

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description: The `make_time()` function creates a time value from hour, minute, and second fields.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/sql/sql-functions/other-functions/make-time.md -->

The `make_time()` function creates a [`time`](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/sql/sql-data-types/time-type/time/) value from separate hour, minute, and second fields.

## [](#syntax)Syntax

```sql
MAKE_TIME(hour, minute, second)
```

## [](#arguments)Arguments

-   `hour`: The hour, as an integer.

-   `minute`: The minute, as an integer.

-   `second`: The second, as a floating-point number (supports fractional seconds).


## [](#return-type)Return type

`time`

## [](#examples)Examples

```sql
SELECT MAKE_TIME(13, 45, 30.5);
```

```sql
 make_time
------------
 13:45:30.5
(1 row)
```