# Clock Ticking for Leap Second

> World timekeepers decide if leap seconds end as Earth's rotation slows.
- Title: Clock Ticking for Leap Second · Al Jazeera | Shortify
- Summary: World timekeepers decide if leap seconds end as Earth's rotation slows. World timekeepers meet to scrap leap seconds after Earth's rotation slows.
- Keywords: leap second, earth rotation, timekeeping, world timekeepers, paris meeting, time standards, science, Clock, Ticking, Leap, Second, Al Jazeera
- Source: Al Jazeera — https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/15/clock-ticking-for-leap-second-why-timekeeping-could-change-forever
- Author: Priyanka Shankar
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: leap second, earth rotation, timekeeping, world timekeepers, paris meeting, time standards, science
## World timekeepers
The world’s timekeepers are meeting near Paris on Thursday to decide whether to scrap the leap second.
## Earth’s rotation slows
Earth’s rotation wobbles making time less exact and gradually slowing over time.
## Leap second impact
Scraping leap seconds could disconnect clocks from Earth’s rotation and realign timescales.
## Key takeaway

World timekeepers meet to scrap leap seconds after Earth's rotation slows.