diff --git a/src/commons/TestUtils.ts b/src/commons/TestUtils.ts
index 46dd33c71..9e47b01ec 100644
--- a/src/commons/TestUtils.ts
+++ b/src/commons/TestUtils.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ export namespace TestUtils {
     return str.replace(/[^0-9]/g, '');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if number of minutes passed from given time till current time
+   * @param countDate date to count from
+   * @param numOfMinutes number of minutes to count
+   * @private
+   */
+  export function isTimePassed(countDate: Date, numOfMinutes: number): boolean {
+    const timeInMs = numOfMinutes * 60 * 1000; /* ms */
+
+    return new Date().valueOf() - countDate.valueOf() > timeInMs;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return generic type of data by provided file path
    * path File located in wdio config file
diff --git a/src/test/specs/TestUtilsSpec.ts b/src/test/specs/TestUtilsSpec.ts
index 56904a034..ebed69249 100644
--- a/src/test/specs/TestUtilsSpec.ts
+++ b/src/test/specs/TestUtilsSpec.ts
@@ -30,4 +30,15 @@ describe('TestUtilsSpec', () => {
       assert.equal(Number(TestUtils.extractNumbersFromString(str)), expectedNumber);
     });
   });
+  describe('isTimePassed', () => {
+    it('expect to return true', () => {
+      const expectedDate = new Date(2000, 1);
+      assert.isTrue(TestUtils.isTimePassed(expectedDate, 5));
+    });
+
+    it('expect to return false', () => {
+      const expectedDate = new Date(3000, 1);
+      assert.isNotTrue(TestUtils.isTimePassed(expectedDate, 5));
+    });
+  });
 });