diff --git a/toot/commands.py b/toot/commands.py
index 2b42ea0..f74e3e6 100644
--- a/toot/commands.py
+++ b/toot/commands.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ from toot.exceptions import ApiError, ConsoleError
 from toot.output import (print_lists, print_out, print_instance, print_account, print_acct_list,
                          print_search_results, print_status, print_timeline, print_notifications, print_tag_list,
                          print_list_accounts, print_user_list)
-from toot.tui.utils import parse_datetime
 from toot.utils import args_get_instance, delete_tmp_status_file, editor_input, multiline_input, EOF_KEY
+from toot.utils.datetime import parse_datetime
 
 
 def get_timeline_generator(app, user, args):
diff --git a/toot/tui/entities.py b/toot/tui/entities.py
index a30bcb6..165ca77 100644
--- a/toot/tui/entities.py
+++ b/toot/tui/entities.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 
-from .utils import parse_datetime
+from toot.utils.datetime import parse_datetime
 
 Author = namedtuple("Author", ["account", "display_name", "username"])
 
diff --git a/toot/tui/poll.py b/toot/tui/poll.py
index 81756af..7c3afbc 100644
--- a/toot/tui/poll.py
+++ b/toot/tui/poll.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import urwid
 from toot import api
 from toot.exceptions import ApiError
 from toot.utils import format_content
-from .utils import highlight_hashtags, parse_datetime
+from toot.utils.datetime import parse_datetime
+
+from .utils import highlight_hashtags
 from .widgets import Button, CheckBox, RadioButton
 
 
diff --git a/toot/tui/timeline.py b/toot/tui/timeline.py
index fb255c8..58bc7f6 100644
--- a/toot/tui/timeline.py
+++ b/toot/tui/timeline.py
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ import webbrowser
 
 from typing import List, Optional
 
+from toot.tui import app
+from toot.utils import format_content
+from toot.utils.datetime import parse_datetime, time_ago
+from toot.utils.language import language_name
+
 from .entities import Status
 from .scroll import Scrollable, ScrollBar
-from .utils import highlight_hashtags, parse_datetime, highlight_keys
+from .utils import highlight_hashtags, highlight_keys
 from .widgets import SelectableText, SelectableColumns
-from toot.tui import app
-from toot.tui.utils import time_ago
-from toot.utils import format_content
-from toot.utils.language import language_name
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("toot")
 
diff --git a/toot/tui/utils.py b/toot/tui/utils.py
index bb156e6..3c9bf37 100644
--- a/toot/tui/utils.py
+++ b/toot/tui/utils.py
@@ -1,62 +1,14 @@
 import base64
-import math
-import os
 import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
-from typing import List
 import urwid
 
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from functools import reduce
 from html.parser import HTMLParser
+from typing import List
 
 HASHTAG_PATTERN = re.compile(r'(?<!\w)(#\w+)\b')
-SECOND = 1
-MINUTE = SECOND * 60
-HOUR = MINUTE * 60
-DAY = HOUR * 24
-WEEK = DAY * 7
-
-
-def parse_datetime(value):
-    """Returns an aware datetime in local timezone"""
-
-    # In Python < 3.7, `%z` does not match `Z` offset
-    # https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-behavior
-    if value.endswith("Z"):
-        dttm = datetime.strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ").replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-    else:
-        dttm = datetime.strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f%z")
-
-    # When running tests return datetime in UTC so that tests don't depend on
-    # the local timezone
-    if "PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST" in os.environ:
-        return dttm.astimezone(timezone.utc)
-
-    return dttm.astimezone()
-
-
-def time_ago(value: datetime) -> str:
-    now = datetime.now().astimezone()
-    delta = now.timestamp() - value.timestamp()
-
-    if delta < 1:
-        return "now"
-
-    if delta < 8 * DAY:
-        if delta < MINUTE:
-            return f"{math.floor(delta / SECOND)}".rjust(2, " ") + "s"
-        if delta < HOUR:
-            return f"{math.floor(delta / MINUTE)}".rjust(2, " ") + "m"
-        if delta < DAY:
-            return f"{math.floor(delta / HOUR)}".rjust(2, " ") + "h"
-        return f"{math.floor(delta / DAY)}".rjust(2, " ") + "d"
-
-    if delta < 53 * WEEK:  # not exactly correct but good enough as a boundary
-        return f"{math.floor(delta / WEEK)}".rjust(2, " ") + "w"
-
-    return ">1y"
 
 
 def highlight_keys(text, high_attr, low_attr=""):
diff --git a/toot/utils/datetime.py b/toot/utils/datetime.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab05fc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toot/utils/datetime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import math
+import os
+import re
+
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+
+def parse_datetime(value):
+    """Returns an aware datetime in local timezone"""
+
+    # In Python < 3.7, `%z` does not match `Z` offset
+    # https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-behavior
+    if value.endswith("Z"):
+        dttm = datetime.strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ").replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    else:
+        dttm = datetime.strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f%z")
+
+    # When running tests return datetime in UTC so that tests don't depend on
+    # the local timezone
+    if "PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST" in os.environ:
+        return dttm.astimezone(timezone.utc)
+
+    return dttm.astimezone()
+
+
+SECOND = 1
+MINUTE = SECOND * 60
+HOUR = MINUTE * 60
+DAY = HOUR * 24
+WEEK = DAY * 7
+
+
+def time_ago(value: datetime) -> str:
+    now = datetime.now().astimezone()
+    delta = now.timestamp() - value.timestamp()
+
+    if delta < 1:
+        return "now"
+
+    if delta < 8 * DAY:
+        if delta < MINUTE:
+            return f"{math.floor(delta / SECOND)}".rjust(2, " ") + "s"
+        if delta < HOUR:
+            return f"{math.floor(delta / MINUTE)}".rjust(2, " ") + "m"
+        if delta < DAY:
+            return f"{math.floor(delta / HOUR)}".rjust(2, " ") + "h"
+        return f"{math.floor(delta / DAY)}".rjust(2, " ") + "d"
+
+    if delta < 53 * WEEK:  # not exactly correct but good enough as a boundary
+        return f"{math.floor(delta / WEEK)}".rjust(2, " ") + "w"
+
+    return ">1y"