HTML5 introduced several new elements to address many common use cases that developers have faced over the years. As an example you can think to the new audio
and video
elements that allow you to avoid the use of third-party software like Flash and Silverlight to play audios and videos. While media streams play an important role on the web, the W3C and the WHATWG have also tried to enhance the semantic of web pages. One of these new elements is the time
element.