diff --git a/vlib/time/operator.v b/vlib/time/operator.v
index fae0ad3fe6..fff2c5590f 100644
--- a/vlib/time/operator.v
+++ b/vlib/time/operator.v
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ pub fn (t1 Time) < (t2 Time) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// le returns true if provided time is less or equal to time
+// operator `<=` returns true if provided time is less or equal to time
 [inline]
-pub fn (t1 Time) le(t2 Time) bool {
+pub fn (t1 Time) <= (t2 Time) bool {
 	return t1 < t2 || t1 == t2
 }
 
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ pub fn (t1 Time) > (t2 Time) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// ge returns true if provided time is greater or equal to time
+// operator `>=` returns true if provided time is greater or equal to time
 [inline]
-pub fn (t1 Time) ge(t2 Time) bool {
+pub fn (t1 Time) >= (t2 Time) bool {
 	return t1 > t2 || t1 == t2
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/time/operator_test.v b/vlib/time/operator_test.v
index 3a60791053..9961071446 100644
--- a/vlib/time/operator_test.v
+++ b/vlib/time/operator_test.v
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ fn test_time1_should_be_greater_or_equal_to_time2_when_gt() {
 		second: 4
 		microsecond: 0
 	})
-	assert t1.ge(t2)
-	assert t3.ge(t4)
+	assert t1 >= t2
+	assert t3 >= t4
 }
 
 fn test_time1_should_be_greater_or_equal_to_time2_when_eq() {
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ fn test_time1_should_be_greater_or_equal_to_time2_when_eq() {
 		second: 3
 		microsecond: 0
 	})
-	assert t1.ge(t2)
-	assert t3.ge(t4)
+	assert t1 >= t2
+	assert t3 >= t4
 }
 
 fn test_time1_should_be_less_or_equal_to_time2_when_lt() {
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ fn test_time1_should_be_less_or_equal_to_time2_when_lt() {
 		second: 4
 		microsecond: 0
 	})
-	assert t1.le(t2)
-	assert t3.le(t4)
+	assert t1 <= t2
+	assert t3 <= t4
 }
 
 fn test_time1_should_be_less_or_equal_to_time2_when_eq() {
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ fn test_time1_should_be_less_or_equal_to_time2_when_eq() {
 		second: 3
 		microsecond: 0
 	})
-	assert t1.le(t2)
-	assert t3.le(t4)
+	assert t1 <= t2
+	assert t3 <= t4
 }
 
 fn test_time2_copied_from_time1_should_be_equal() {