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title = "describeTimeRangeAbbrevation"
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## rangeUtil.describeTimeRangeAbbrevation variable
### rangeUtil.describeTimeRangeAbbrevation variable
Signature
```typescript
describeTimeRangeAbbrevation: (range: TimeRange, timeZone?: string | undefined) => string
```
Import
```typescript
import { rangeUtil } from '@grafana/data';
const { describeTimeRangeAbbrevation } = rangeUtil;
```