# DATEADD

DATEADD( `start_date` , `time_step`, `time_unit`)

Returns a date some number of time steps away from `start_date`

### Arguments

| Argument     | Description                                                                                               |
| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `start date` | Date/time value(s) corresponding to `start date`                                                          |
| `time step`  | Number of time steps to add or subtract from `start date`                                                 |
| `time unit`  | Unit of `time step` to add or subtract from `start date`. \[year, month, week, day, hour, minute, second] |

### Output

New date offset from `start date` by some number of `time steps`.

### Example

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