diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_unittests.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_unittests.cc
index b915a5bb12d..c4bdf04e8aa 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_unittests.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_unittests.cc
@@ -2053,8 +2053,7 @@ TEST_P(EntityTest, RuntimeEffect) {
       Scalar iTime;
       Vector2 iResolution;
     } frag_uniforms = {
-        .iTime = static_cast<Scalar>(
-            fml::TimePoint::Now().ToEpochDelta().ToSecondsF()),
+        .iTime = static_cast<Scalar>(GetSecondsElapsed()),
         .iResolution = Vector2(GetWindowSize().width, GetWindowSize().height),
     };
     auto uniform_data = std::make_shared<std::vector<uint8_t>>();
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/playground/playground_test.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/playground/playground_test.cc
index 024c4d52174..fab9d75a55e 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/playground/playground_test.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/playground/playground_test.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
+#include "flutter/fml/time/time_point.h"
+
 #include "impeller/playground/playground_test.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ void PlaygroundTest::SetUp() {
   }
 
   SetupWindow(GetParam());
+
+  start_time_ = fml::TimePoint::Now().ToEpochDelta();
 }
 
 void PlaygroundTest::TearDown() {
@@ -59,4 +63,8 @@ std::string PlaygroundTest::GetWindowTitle() const {
   return FormatWindowTitle(flutter::testing::GetCurrentTestName());
 }
 
+Scalar PlaygroundTest::GetSecondsElapsed() const {
+  return (fml::TimePoint::Now().ToEpochDelta() - start_time_).ToSecondsF();
+}
+
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/playground/playground_test.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/playground/playground_test.h
index 351cbc0c954..26db90635cb 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/playground/playground_test.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/playground/playground_test.h
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
+#include "flutter/fml/time/time_delta.h"
 #include "flutter/testing/testing.h"
+#include "impeller/geometry/scalar.h"
 #include "impeller/playground/playground.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
@@ -33,7 +35,13 @@ class PlaygroundTest : public Playground,
   // |Playground|
   std::string GetWindowTitle() const override;
 
+  /// @brief Get the amount of time elapsed from the start of the playground
+  ///        test's execution.
+  Scalar GetSecondsElapsed() const;
+
  private:
+  fml::TimeDelta start_time_;
+
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PlaygroundTest);
 };
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/renderer_unittests.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/renderer_unittests.cc
index 32b4f5623bf..4a1a52ca02b 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/renderer_unittests.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/renderer_unittests.cc
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
-#include "flutter/fml/time/time_point.h"
 #include "flutter/testing/testing.h"
 #include "impeller/base/strings.h"
 #include "impeller/fixtures/array.frag.h"
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ TEST_P(RendererTest, CanCreateBoxPrimitive) {
                           pass.GetTransientsBuffer().EmplaceUniform(uniforms));
 
     FS::FrameInfo frame_info;
-    frame_info.current_time = fml::TimePoint::Now().ToEpochDelta().ToSecondsF();
+    frame_info.current_time = GetSecondsElapsed();
     frame_info.cursor_position = GetCursorPosition();
     frame_info.window_size.x = GetWindowSize().width;
     frame_info.window_size.y = GetWindowSize().height;
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ TEST_P(RendererTest, CanRenderPerspectiveCube) {
     cmd.BindVertices(vertex_buffer);
 
     VS::UniformBuffer uniforms;
-    Scalar time = fml::TimePoint::Now().ToEpochDelta().ToSecondsF();
+    Scalar time = GetSecondsElapsed();
     euler_angles = Vector3(0.19 * time, 0.7 * time, 0.43 * time);
 
     uniforms.mvp =
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ TEST_P(RendererTest, CanRenderMultiplePrimitives) {
     cmd.BindVertices(vertex_buffer);
 
     FS::FrameInfo frame_info;
-    frame_info.current_time = fml::TimePoint::Now().ToEpochDelta().ToSecondsF();
+    frame_info.current_time = GetSecondsElapsed();
     frame_info.cursor_position = GetCursorPosition();
     frame_info.window_size.x = GetWindowSize().width;
     frame_info.window_size.y = GetWindowSize().height;
@@ -359,7 +358,7 @@ TEST_P(RendererTest, CanRenderToTexture) {
   cmd.BindVertices(vertex_buffer);
 
   FS::FrameInfo frame_info;
-  frame_info.current_time = fml::TimePoint::Now().ToEpochDelta().ToSecondsF();
+  frame_info.current_time = GetSecondsElapsed();
   frame_info.cursor_position = GetCursorPosition();
   frame_info.window_size.x = GetWindowSize().width;
   frame_info.window_size.y = GetWindowSize().height;
@@ -722,7 +721,7 @@ TEST_P(RendererTest, TheImpeller) {
 
     FS::FragInfo fs_uniform;
     fs_uniform.texture_size = Point(size);
-    fs_uniform.time = fml::TimePoint::Now().ToEpochDelta().ToSecondsF();
+    fs_uniform.time = GetSecondsElapsed();
     FS::BindFragInfo(cmd,
                      pass.GetTransientsBuffer().EmplaceUniform(fs_uniform));
     FS::BindBlueNoise(cmd, blue_noise, noise_sampler);
@@ -768,7 +767,7 @@ TEST_P(RendererTest, ArrayUniforms) {
     VS::BindVertInfo(cmd,
                      pass.GetTransientsBuffer().EmplaceUniform(vs_uniform));
 
-    auto time = fml::TimePoint::Now().ToEpochDelta().ToSecondsF();
+    auto time = GetSecondsElapsed();
     auto y_pos = [&time](float x) {
       return 400 + 10 * std::cos(time * 5 + x / 6);
     };