diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/aggregate.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/aggregate.rs
index a4ae26204b..edfc50d9d1 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/aggregate.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/aggregate.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-use std::{marker, sync::Arc};
+use std::{
+    marker,
+    mem::replace,
+    ops::DerefMut,
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+    time::SystemTime,
+};
 
 use opentelemetry::KeyValue;
 
@@ -53,6 +59,44 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) struct AggregateTime {
+    pub start: SystemTime,
+    pub current: SystemTime,
+}
+
+/// Initialized [`AggregateTime`] for specific [`Temporality`]
+pub(crate) struct AggregateTimeInitiator(Mutex<SystemTime>);
+
+impl AggregateTimeInitiator {
+    pub(crate) fn delta(&self) -> AggregateTime {
+        let current_time = SystemTime::now();
+        let start_time = self
+            .0
+            .lock()
+            .map(|mut start| replace(start.deref_mut(), current_time))
+            .unwrap_or(current_time);
+        AggregateTime {
+            start: start_time,
+            current: current_time,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn cumulative(&self) -> AggregateTime {
+        let current_time = SystemTime::now();
+        let start_time = self.0.lock().map(|start| *start).unwrap_or(current_time);
+        AggregateTime {
+            start: start_time,
+            current: current_time,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for AggregateTimeInitiator {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self(Mutex::new(SystemTime::now()))
+    }
+}
+
 /// Builds aggregate functions
 pub(crate) struct AggregateBuilder<T> {
     /// The temporality used for the returned aggregate functions.
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/exponential_histogram.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/exponential_histogram.rs
index 8e6901310d..42f3794ad1 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/exponential_histogram.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/exponential_histogram.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{f64::consts::LOG2_E, mem::replace, ops::DerefMut, sync::Mutex, time::SystemTime};
+use std::{f64::consts::LOG2_E, mem::replace, ops::DerefMut, sync::Mutex};
 
 use opentelemetry::{otel_debug, KeyValue};
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::metrics::{
     Temporality,
 };
 
-use super::{Aggregator, Number, ValueMap};
+use super::{aggregate::AggregateTimeInitiator, Aggregator, Number, ValueMap};
 
 pub(crate) const EXPO_MAX_SCALE: i8 = 20;
 pub(crate) const EXPO_MIN_SCALE: i8 = -10;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ struct BucketConfig {
 /// measurements were made in.
 pub(crate) struct ExpoHistogram<T: Number> {
     value_map: ValueMap<Mutex<ExpoHistogramDataPoint<T>>>,
-    start: Mutex<SystemTime>,
+    init_time: AggregateTimeInitiator,
     record_sum: bool,
     record_min_max: bool,
 }
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ impl<T: Number> ExpoHistogram<T> {
             }),
             record_sum,
             record_min_max,
-            start: Mutex::new(SystemTime::now()),
+            init_time: AggregateTimeInitiator::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -389,19 +389,14 @@ impl<T: Number> ExpoHistogram<T> {
         &self,
         dest: Option<&mut dyn Aggregation>,
     ) -> (usize, Option<Box<dyn Aggregation>>) {
-        let time = SystemTime::now();
-        let start_time = self
-            .start
-            .lock()
-            .map(|mut start| replace(start.deref_mut(), time))
-            .unwrap_or(time);
+        let time = self.init_time.delta();
 
         let h = dest.and_then(|d| d.as_mut().downcast_mut::<data::ExponentialHistogram<T>>());
         let mut new_agg = if h.is_none() {
             Some(data::ExponentialHistogram {
                 data_points: vec![],
-                start_time,
-                time,
+                start_time: time.start,
+                time: time.current,
                 temporality: Temporality::Delta,
             })
         } else {
@@ -409,8 +404,8 @@ impl<T: Number> ExpoHistogram<T> {
         };
         let h = h.unwrap_or_else(|| new_agg.as_mut().expect("present if h is none"));
         h.temporality = Temporality::Delta;
-        h.start_time = start_time;
-        h.time = time;
+        h.start_time = time.start;
+        h.time = time.current;
 
         self.value_map
             .collect_and_reset(&mut h.data_points, |attributes, attr| {
@@ -451,19 +446,14 @@ impl<T: Number> ExpoHistogram<T> {
         &self,
         dest: Option<&mut dyn Aggregation>,
     ) -> (usize, Option<Box<dyn Aggregation>>) {
-        let time = SystemTime::now();
-        let start_time = self
-            .start
-            .lock()
-            .map(|s| *s)
-            .unwrap_or_else(|_| SystemTime::now());
+        let time = self.init_time.cumulative();
 
         let h = dest.and_then(|d| d.as_mut().downcast_mut::<data::ExponentialHistogram<T>>());
         let mut new_agg = if h.is_none() {
             Some(data::ExponentialHistogram {
                 data_points: vec![],
-                start_time,
-                time,
+                start_time: time.start,
+                time: time.current,
                 temporality: Temporality::Cumulative,
             })
         } else {
@@ -471,8 +461,8 @@ impl<T: Number> ExpoHistogram<T> {
         };
         let h = h.unwrap_or_else(|| new_agg.as_mut().expect("present if h is none"));
         h.temporality = Temporality::Cumulative;
-        h.start_time = start_time;
-        h.time = time;
+        h.start_time = time.start;
+        h.time = time.current;
 
         self.value_map
             .collect_readonly(&mut h.data_points, |attributes, attr| {
@@ -512,7 +502,7 @@ impl<T: Number> ExpoHistogram<T> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::ops::Neg;
+    use std::{ops::Neg, time::SystemTime};
 
     use crate::metrics::internal::{self, AggregateBuilder};
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/histogram.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/histogram.rs
index fc673297a9..f535566ecf 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/histogram.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/histogram.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use std::mem::replace;
 use std::ops::DerefMut;
-use std::{sync::Mutex, time::SystemTime};
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use crate::metrics::data::HistogramDataPoint;
 use crate::metrics::data::{self, Aggregation};
 use crate::metrics::Temporality;
 use opentelemetry::KeyValue;
 
+use super::aggregate::AggregateTimeInitiator;
 use super::ValueMap;
 use super::{Aggregator, Number};
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Histogram<T: Number> {
     bounds: Vec<f64>,
     record_min_max: bool,
     record_sum: bool,
-    start: Mutex<SystemTime>,
+    init_time: AggregateTimeInitiator,
 }
 
 impl<T: Number> Histogram<T> {
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ impl<T: Number> Histogram<T> {
             bounds,
             record_min_max,
             record_sum,
-            start: Mutex::new(SystemTime::now()),
+            init_time: AggregateTimeInitiator::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -109,18 +110,13 @@ impl<T: Number> Histogram<T> {
         &self,
         dest: Option<&mut dyn Aggregation>,
     ) -> (usize, Option<Box<dyn Aggregation>>) {
-        let time = SystemTime::now();
-        let start_time = self
-            .start
-            .lock()
-            .map(|mut start| replace(start.deref_mut(), time))
-            .unwrap_or(time);
+        let time = self.init_time.delta();
         let h = dest.and_then(|d| d.as_mut().downcast_mut::<data::Histogram<T>>());
         let mut new_agg = if h.is_none() {
             Some(data::Histogram {
                 data_points: vec![],
-                start_time,
-                time,
+                start_time: time.start,
+                time: time.current,
                 temporality: Temporality::Delta,
             })
         } else {
@@ -128,8 +124,8 @@ impl<T: Number> Histogram<T> {
         };
         let h = h.unwrap_or_else(|| new_agg.as_mut().expect("present if h is none"));
         h.temporality = Temporality::Delta;
-        h.start_time = start_time;
-        h.time = time;
+        h.start_time = time.start;
+        h.time = time.current;
 
         self.value_map
             .collect_and_reset(&mut h.data_points, |attributes, aggr| {
@@ -165,19 +161,13 @@ impl<T: Number> Histogram<T> {
         &self,
         dest: Option<&mut dyn Aggregation>,
     ) -> (usize, Option<Box<dyn Aggregation>>) {
-        let time = SystemTime::now();
-        let start_time = self
-            .start
-            .lock()
-            .map(|s| *s)
-            .unwrap_or_else(|_| SystemTime::now());
-
+        let time = self.init_time.cumulative();
         let h = dest.and_then(|d| d.as_mut().downcast_mut::<data::Histogram<T>>());
         let mut new_agg = if h.is_none() {
             Some(data::Histogram {
                 data_points: vec![],
-                start_time,
-                time,
+                start_time: time.start,
+                time: time.current,
                 temporality: Temporality::Cumulative,
             })
         } else {
@@ -185,8 +175,8 @@ impl<T: Number> Histogram<T> {
         };
         let h = h.unwrap_or_else(|| new_agg.as_mut().expect("present if h is none"));
         h.temporality = Temporality::Cumulative;
-        h.start_time = start_time;
-        h.time = time;
+        h.start_time = time.start;
+        h.time = time.current;
 
         self.value_map
             .collect_readonly(&mut h.data_points, |attributes, aggr| {
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/last_value.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/last_value.rs
index 44b7b23396..b140fdbc40 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/last_value.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/last_value.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-use std::{mem::replace, ops::DerefMut, sync::Mutex, time::SystemTime};
-
 use crate::metrics::data::{self, Aggregation, GaugeDataPoint};
 use opentelemetry::KeyValue;
 
-use super::{Aggregator, AtomicTracker, AtomicallyUpdate, Number, ValueMap};
+use super::{
+    aggregate::AggregateTimeInitiator, Aggregator, AtomicTracker, AtomicallyUpdate, Number,
+    ValueMap,
+};
 
 /// this is reused by PrecomputedSum
 pub(crate) struct Assign<T>
@@ -40,14 +41,14 @@ where
 /// Summarizes a set of measurements as the last one made.
 pub(crate) struct LastValue<T: Number> {
     value_map: ValueMap<Assign<T>>,
-    start: Mutex<SystemTime>,
+    init_time: AggregateTimeInitiator,
 }
 
 impl<T: Number> LastValue<T> {
     pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
         LastValue {
             value_map: ValueMap::new(()),
-            start: Mutex::new(SystemTime::now()),
+            init_time: AggregateTimeInitiator::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -60,26 +61,21 @@ impl<T: Number> LastValue<T> {
         &self,
         dest: Option<&mut dyn Aggregation>,
     ) -> (usize, Option<Box<dyn Aggregation>>) {
-        let time = SystemTime::now();
-        let start_time = self
-            .start
-            .lock()
-            .map(|mut start| replace(start.deref_mut(), time))
-            .unwrap_or(time);
+        let time = self.init_time.delta();
 
         let s_data = dest.and_then(|d| d.as_mut().downcast_mut::<data::Gauge<T>>());
         let mut new_agg = if s_data.is_none() {
             Some(data::Gauge {
                 data_points: vec![],
-                start_time: Some(start_time),
-                time,
+                start_time: Some(time.start),
+                time: time.current,
             })
         } else {
             None
         };
         let s_data = s_data.unwrap_or_else(|| new_agg.as_mut().expect("present if s_data is none"));
-        s_data.start_time = Some(start_time);
-        s_data.time = time;
+        s_data.start_time = Some(time.start);
+        s_data.time = time.current;
 
         self.value_map
             .collect_and_reset(&mut s_data.data_points, |attributes, aggr| GaugeDataPoint {
@@ -98,22 +94,21 @@ impl<T: Number> LastValue<T> {
         &self,
         dest: Option<&mut dyn Aggregation>,
     ) -> (usize, Option<Box<dyn Aggregation>>) {
-        let time = SystemTime::now();
-        let start_time = self.start.lock().map(|start| *start).unwrap_or(time);
+        let time = self.init_time.cumulative();
         let s_data = dest.and_then(|d| d.as_mut().downcast_mut::<data::Gauge<T>>());
         let mut new_agg = if s_data.is_none() {
             Some(data::Gauge {
                 data_points: vec![],
-                start_time: Some(start_time),
-                time,
+                start_time: Some(time.start),
+                time: time.current,
             })
         } else {
             None
         };
         let s_data = s_data.unwrap_or_else(|| new_agg.as_mut().expect("present if s_data is none"));
 
-        s_data.start_time = Some(start_time);
-        s_data.time = time;
+        s_data.start_time = Some(time.start);
+        s_data.time = time.current;
 
         self.value_map
             .collect_readonly(&mut s_data.data_points, |attributes, aggr| GaugeDataPoint {
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/precomputed_sum.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/precomputed_sum.rs
index a37bfdd25e..7b67147011 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/precomputed_sum.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/precomputed_sum.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ use opentelemetry::KeyValue;
 use crate::metrics::data::{self, Aggregation, SumDataPoint};
 use crate::metrics::Temporality;
 
+use super::aggregate::AggregateTimeInitiator;
 use super::{last_value::Assign, AtomicTracker, Number, ValueMap};
-use std::{collections::HashMap, mem::replace, ops::DerefMut, sync::Mutex, time::SystemTime};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Mutex};
 
 /// Summarizes a set of pre-computed sums as their arithmetic sum.
 pub(crate) struct PrecomputedSum<T: Number> {
     value_map: ValueMap<Assign<T>>,
     monotonic: bool,
-    start: Mutex<SystemTime>,
+    init_time: AggregateTimeInitiator,
     reported: Mutex<HashMap<Vec<KeyValue>, T>>,
 }
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ impl<T: Number> PrecomputedSum<T> {
         PrecomputedSum {
             value_map: ValueMap::new(()),
             monotonic,
-            start: Mutex::new(SystemTime::now()),
+            init_time: AggregateTimeInitiator::default(),
             reported: Mutex::new(Default::default()),
         }
     }
@@ -33,19 +34,14 @@ impl<T: Number> PrecomputedSum<T> {
         &self,
         dest: Option<&mut dyn Aggregation>,
     ) -> (usize, Option<Box<dyn Aggregation>>) {
-        let time = SystemTime::now();
-        let start_time = self
-            .start
-            .lock()
-            .map(|mut start| replace(start.deref_mut(), time))
-            .unwrap_or(time);
+        let time = self.init_time.delta();
 
         let s_data = dest.and_then(|d| d.as_mut().downcast_mut::<data::Sum<T>>());
         let mut new_agg = if s_data.is_none() {
             Some(data::Sum {
                 data_points: vec![],
-                start_time,
-                time,
+                start_time: time.start,
+                time: time.current,
                 temporality: Temporality::Delta,
                 is_monotonic: self.monotonic,
             })
@@ -53,8 +49,8 @@ impl<T: Number> PrecomputedSum<T> {
             None
         };
         let s_data = s_data.unwrap_or_else(|| new_agg.as_mut().expect("present if s_data is none"));
-        s_data.start_time = start_time;
-        s_data.time = time;
+        s_data.start_time = time.start;
+        s_data.time = time.current;
         s_data.temporality = Temporality::Delta;
         s_data.is_monotonic = self.monotonic;
 
@@ -89,15 +85,14 @@ impl<T: Number> PrecomputedSum<T> {
         &self,
         dest: Option<&mut dyn Aggregation>,
     ) -> (usize, Option<Box<dyn Aggregation>>) {
-        let time = SystemTime::now();
-        let start_time = self.start.lock().map(|start| *start).unwrap_or(time);
+        let time = self.init_time.cumulative();
 
         let s_data = dest.and_then(|d| d.as_mut().downcast_mut::<data::Sum<T>>());
         let mut new_agg = if s_data.is_none() {
             Some(data::Sum {
                 data_points: vec![],
-                start_time,
-                time,
+                start_time: time.start,
+                time: time.current,
                 temporality: Temporality::Cumulative,
                 is_monotonic: self.monotonic,
             })
@@ -105,8 +100,8 @@ impl<T: Number> PrecomputedSum<T> {
             None
         };
         let s_data = s_data.unwrap_or_else(|| new_agg.as_mut().expect("present if s_data is none"));
-        s_data.start_time = start_time;
-        s_data.time = time;
+        s_data.start_time = time.start;
+        s_data.time = time.current;
         s_data.temporality = Temporality::Cumulative;
         s_data.is_monotonic = self.monotonic;
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/sum.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/sum.rs
index 7666b6e448..5f51be79c2 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/sum.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/metrics/internal/sum.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-use std::mem::replace;
-use std::ops::DerefMut;
 use std::vec;
-use std::{sync::Mutex, time::SystemTime};
 
 use crate::metrics::data::{self, Aggregation, SumDataPoint};
 use crate::metrics::Temporality;
 use opentelemetry::KeyValue;
 
+use super::aggregate::AggregateTimeInitiator;
 use super::{Aggregator, AtomicTracker, Number};
 use super::{AtomicallyUpdate, ValueMap};
 
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ where
 pub(crate) struct Sum<T: Number> {
     value_map: ValueMap<Increment<T>>,
     monotonic: bool,
-    start: Mutex<SystemTime>,
+    init_time: AggregateTimeInitiator,
 }
 
 impl<T: Number> Sum<T> {
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ impl<T: Number> Sum<T> {
         Sum {
             value_map: ValueMap::new(()),
             monotonic,
-            start: Mutex::new(SystemTime::now()),
+            init_time: AggregateTimeInitiator::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -71,19 +69,13 @@ impl<T: Number> Sum<T> {
         &self,
         dest: Option<&mut dyn Aggregation>,
     ) -> (usize, Option<Box<dyn Aggregation>>) {
-        let time = SystemTime::now();
-        let start_time = self
-            .start
-            .lock()
-            .map(|mut start| replace(start.deref_mut(), time))
-            .unwrap_or(time);
-
+        let time = self.init_time.delta();
         let s_data = dest.and_then(|d| d.as_mut().downcast_mut::<data::Sum<T>>());
         let mut new_agg = if s_data.is_none() {
             Some(data::Sum {
                 data_points: vec![],
-                start_time,
-                time,
+                start_time: time.start,
+                time: time.current,
                 temporality: Temporality::Delta,
                 is_monotonic: self.monotonic,
             })
@@ -91,8 +83,8 @@ impl<T: Number> Sum<T> {
             None
         };
         let s_data = s_data.unwrap_or_else(|| new_agg.as_mut().expect("present if s_data is none"));
-        s_data.start_time = start_time;
-        s_data.time = time;
+        s_data.start_time = time.start;
+        s_data.time = time.current;
         s_data.temporality = Temporality::Delta;
         s_data.is_monotonic = self.monotonic;
 
@@ -113,14 +105,13 @@ impl<T: Number> Sum<T> {
         &self,
         dest: Option<&mut dyn Aggregation>,
     ) -> (usize, Option<Box<dyn Aggregation>>) {
-        let time = SystemTime::now();
-        let start_time = self.start.lock().map(|start| *start).unwrap_or(time);
+        let time = self.init_time.cumulative();
         let s_data = dest.and_then(|d| d.as_mut().downcast_mut::<data::Sum<T>>());
         let mut new_agg = if s_data.is_none() {
             Some(data::Sum {
                 data_points: vec![],
-                start_time,
-                time,
+                start_time: time.start,
+                time: time.current,
                 temporality: Temporality::Cumulative,
                 is_monotonic: self.monotonic,
             })
@@ -129,8 +120,8 @@ impl<T: Number> Sum<T> {
         };
         let s_data = s_data.unwrap_or_else(|| new_agg.as_mut().expect("present if s_data is none"));
 
-        s_data.start_time = start_time;
-        s_data.time = time;
+        s_data.start_time = time.start;
+        s_data.time = time.current;
         s_data.temporality = Temporality::Cumulative;
         s_data.is_monotonic = self.monotonic;