diff --git a/packages/std/src/timestamp.rs b/packages/std/src/timestamp.rs
index e623478962..f3491b3a0b 100644
--- a/packages/std/src/timestamp.rs
+++ b/packages/std/src/timestamp.rs
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ impl Timestamp {
     }
 
     #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    #[inline]
     pub const fn plus_seconds(&self, addition: u64) -> Timestamp {
         self.plus_nanos(addition * 1_000_000_000)
     }
 
     #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    // no #[inline] here as this could be shared with all the callers
     pub const fn plus_nanos(&self, addition: u64) -> Timestamp {
         let nanos = Uint64::new(self.0.u64() + addition);
         Timestamp(nanos)
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ impl Timestamp {
     ///
     /// Panics if the result is not >= 0. I.e. times before epoch cannot be represented.
     #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    #[inline]
     pub const fn minus_seconds(&self, subtrahend: u64) -> Timestamp {
         self.minus_nanos(subtrahend * 1_000_000_000)
     }
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ impl Timestamp {
     ///
     /// Panics if the result is not >= 0. I.e. times before epoch cannot be represented.
     #[must_use = "this returns the result of the operation, without modifying the original"]
+    // no #[inline] here as this could be shared with all the callers
     pub const fn minus_nanos(&self, subtrahend: u64) -> Timestamp {
         Timestamp(self.0.panicking_sub(Uint64::new(subtrahend)))
     }