ISO TimeML

ISO TimeML is a standardized way to represent and interpret expressions of time and events in text. It helps computers understand when things happen, occurred, or will happen by marking up words and phrases related to dates, times, durations, and events. For example, it can identify "next Monday" or "two days ago" and understand their meaning relative to a timeline. This helps improve the accuracy of systems like virtual assistants, information extraction, and natural language understanding, enabling them to process time-related information consistently across different texts and applications.