diff --git a/embassy/src/time/duration.rs b/embassy/src/time/duration.rs
index 4bc515c0..4ff8d40e 100644
--- a/embassy/src/time/duration.rs
+++ b/embassy/src/time/duration.rs
@@ -1,28 +1,37 @@
 use core::ops::{Add, AddAssign, Div, DivAssign, Mul, MulAssign, Sub, SubAssign};
+use core::fmt;
 
 use super::TICKS_PER_SECOND;
 
 #[derive(defmt::Format, Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub struct Duration {
-    pub(crate) ticks: u32,
+    pub(crate) ticks: u64,
 }
 
 impl Duration {
-    pub const fn into_ticks(&self) -> u32 {
+    pub const fn as_ticks(&self) -> u64 {
         self.ticks
     }
 
-    pub const fn from_ticks(ticks: u32) -> Duration {
+    pub const fn as_secs(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.ticks / TICKS_PER_SECOND
+    }
+
+    pub const fn as_millis(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.ticks * 1000 / TICKS_PER_SECOND
+    }
+
+    pub const fn from_ticks(ticks: u64) -> Duration {
         Duration { ticks }
     }
 
-    pub const fn from_secs(secs: u32) -> Duration {
+    pub const fn from_secs(secs: u64) -> Duration {
         Duration {
             ticks: secs * TICKS_PER_SECOND,
         }
     }
 
-    pub const fn from_millis(millis: u32) -> Duration {
+    pub const fn from_millis(millis: u64) -> Duration {
         Duration {
             ticks: millis * TICKS_PER_SECOND / 1000,
         }
@@ -41,11 +50,11 @@ impl Duration {
     }
 
     pub fn checked_mul(self, rhs: u32) -> Option<Duration> {
-        self.ticks.checked_mul(rhs).map(|ticks| Duration { ticks })
+        self.ticks.checked_mul(rhs as _).map(|ticks| Duration { ticks })
     }
 
     pub fn checked_div(self, rhs: u32) -> Option<Duration> {
-        self.ticks.checked_div(rhs).map(|ticks| Duration { ticks })
+        self.ticks.checked_div(rhs as _).map(|ticks| Duration { ticks })
     }
 }
 
@@ -116,3 +125,9 @@ impl DivAssign<u32> for Duration {
         *self = *self / rhs;
     }
 }
+
+impl<'a> fmt::Display for Duration {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{} ticks", self.ticks)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/embassy/src/time/instant.rs b/embassy/src/time/instant.rs
index 853fb745..0eb0d951 100644
--- a/embassy/src/time/instant.rs
+++ b/embassy/src/time/instant.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 use core::convert::TryInto;
-use core::ops::{Add, AddAssign, Div, DivAssign, Mul, MulAssign, Sub, SubAssign};
-use core::pin::Pin;
-use core::ptr;
-use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};
-use core::task::{Context, Poll};
+use core::ops::{Add, AddAssign, Sub, SubAssign};
+use core::fmt;
 
+use super::TICKS_PER_SECOND;
 use super::{now, Duration};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, defmt::Format)]
@@ -21,10 +19,30 @@ impl Instant {
         Self { ticks }
     }
 
-    pub const fn into_ticks(&self) -> u64 {
+    pub const fn from_millis(millis: u64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ticks: millis * TICKS_PER_SECOND as u64 / 1000,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub const fn from_secs(seconds: u64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ticks: seconds * TICKS_PER_SECOND as u64,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub const fn as_ticks(&self) -> u64 {
         self.ticks
     }
 
+    pub const fn as_secs(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.ticks / TICKS_PER_SECOND as u64
+    }
+
+    pub const fn as_millis(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.ticks * 1000 / TICKS_PER_SECOND as u64
+    }
+
     pub fn duration_since(&self, earlier: Instant) -> Duration {
         Duration {
             ticks: (self.ticks - earlier.ticks).try_into().unwrap(),
@@ -104,3 +122,9 @@ impl Sub<Instant> for Instant {
         self.duration_since(other)
     }
 }
+
+impl<'a> fmt::Display for Instant {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{} ticks", self.ticks)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/embassy/src/time/mod.rs b/embassy/src/time/mod.rs
index b3ae10e7..da2e1c21 100644
--- a/embassy/src/time/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy/src/time/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub use traits::*;
 use crate::util::Dewrap;
 
 // TODO allow customizing, probably via Cargo features `tick-hz-32768` or something.
-pub const TICKS_PER_SECOND: u32 = 32768;
+pub const TICKS_PER_SECOND: u64 = 32768;
 
 static mut CLOCK: Option<&'static dyn Clock> = None;
 
diff --git a/embassy/src/time/timer.rs b/embassy/src/time/timer.rs
index 0315d9fb..10956300 100644
--- a/embassy/src/time/timer.rs
+++ b/embassy/src/time/timer.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct Timer {
 impl Timer {
     pub fn at(when: Instant) -> Self {
         Self {
-            inner: current_timer_queue().deadline(when.into_ticks()),
+            inner: current_timer_queue().deadline(when.as_ticks()),
         }
     }