diff --git a/shared/components/Time.js b/shared/components/Time.js
index 2400a6c4..aa9a2fa3 100644
--- a/shared/components/Time.js
+++ b/shared/components/Time.js
@@ -4,18 +4,52 @@ import Tooltip from 'components/Tooltip';
 import distanceInWordsToNow from 'date-fns/distance_in_words_to_now';
 import format from 'date-fns/format';
 
+let callbacks = [];
+
+// This is a shared timer that fires every minute, used for
+// updating all Time components across the page all at once.
+setInterval(() => {
+  callbacks.forEach(cb => cb());
+}, 1000 * 60);
+
+function eachMinute(fn) {
+  callbacks.push(fn);
+
+  return () => {
+    callbacks = callbacks.filter(cb => cb !== fn);
+  };
+}
+
 type Props = {
   dateTime: string,
   children?: React.Node,
 };
 
-function Time({ dateTime, children }: Props) {
-  const date = new Date(dateTime);
-  return (
-    <Tooltip tooltip={format(date, 'MMMM Do, YYYY h:mm a')} placement="bottom">
-      <time dateTime={dateTime}>{children || distanceInWordsToNow(date)}</time>
-    </Tooltip>
-  );
+class Time extends React.Component<Props> {
+  removeEachMinuteCallback: () => void;
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    this.removeEachMinuteCallback = eachMinute(() => {
+      this.forceUpdate();
+    });
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    this.removeEachMinuteCallback();
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <Tooltip
+        tooltip={format(this.props.dateTime, 'MMMM Do, YYYY h:mm a')}
+        placement="bottom"
+      >
+        <time dateTime={this.props.dateTime}>
+          {this.props.children || distanceInWordsToNow(this.props.dateTime)}
+        </time>
+      </Tooltip>
+    );
+  }
 }
 
 export default Time;