[#node-GetMinimumTime]
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Get the minimum time a miner should use in the next block. This always accounts for the BIP94 timewarp rule, so does not necessarily reflect the consensus limit.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<node/miner.h>`

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int64_t
GetMinimumTime(
    xref:CBlockIndex.adoc[CBlockIndex] const* pindexPrev,
    int64_t difficulty_adjustment_interval);
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== Return Value

The minimum timestamp allowed for the next block.

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *pindexPrev*
| The block the next block will build on.
| *difficulty_adjustment_interval*
| The number of blocks between difficulty adjustments.
|===


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