diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/locale/en_GB/timeago.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/locale/en_GB/timeago.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68b170f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/locale/en_GB/timeago.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module.exports = (number, index) =>
+  [
+    ['just now', 'right now'],
+    ['less than a minute ago', 'in %s seconds'],
+    ['1 minute ago', 'in 1 minute'],
+    ['%s minutes ago', 'in %s minutes'],
+    ['1 hour ago', 'in 1 hour'],
+    ['%s hours ago', 'in %s hours'],
+    ['1 day ago', 'in 1 day'],
+    ['%s days ago', 'in %s days'],
+    ['1 week ago', 'in 1 week'],
+    ['%s weeks ago', 'in %s weeks'],
+    ['1 month ago', 'in 1 month'],
+    ['%s months ago', 'in %s months'],
+    ['1 year ago', 'in 1 year'],
+    ['%s years ago', 'in %s years'],
+  ][index];
diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/utils/timeagoFactory.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/utils/timeagoFactory.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78116dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/utils/timeagoFactory.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import enGB from '../locale/en_GB/timeago';
+
+/* global timeago */
+const TimeagoFactory = (() => {
+  timeago.register('en_GB', enGB);
+  /*
+    @param el - DOM element
+    @returns 
+  */
+  return {
+    render: (el) => {
+      timeago().render(el, 'en_GB');
+    },
+  };
+})();
+
+export default TimeagoFactory;
diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/views/answers/status.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/views/answers/status.js
index 29fd110..1be58c5 100644
--- a/lib/assets/javascripts/views/answers/status.js
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/views/answers/status.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   isString } from '../../utils/isType';
 import { Tinymce } from '../../utils/tinymce';
 import debounce from '../../utils/debounce';
+import TimeagoFactory from '../../utils/timeagoFactory';
 
 $(() => {
   /*
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
             if (isNumber(data.question.id)) {
               if (isString(data.question.answer_status)) {
                 $(`#answer-status-${data.question.id}`).html(data.question.answer_status); // TODO check partial render of this view on the server
-                timeago().render($('time.timeago'));
+                TimeagoFactory.render($('time.timeago'));
               }
               if (isString(data.question.locking)) {
                 $(`#answer-locking-${data.question.id}`).html(data.question.locking);
@@ -117,5 +118,5 @@
       });
     }
   });
-  timeago().render($('time.timeago'));
+  TimeagoFactory.render($('time.timeago'));
 });