diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
index 76e28aebcee..309e5c99c15 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
@@ -361,7 +361,13 @@ func podHostString(host, ip string) string {
 }
 
 func shortHumanDuration(d time.Duration) string {
-	if seconds := int(d.Seconds()); seconds < 60 {
+	// Allow deviation no more than 2 seconds(excluded) to tolerate machine time
+	// inconsistence, it can be considered as almost now.
+	if seconds := int(d.Seconds()); seconds < -1 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("<invalid>")
+	} else if seconds < 0 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("0s")
+	} else if seconds < 60 {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%ds", seconds)
 	} else if minutes := int(d.Minutes()); minutes < 60 {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%dm", minutes)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer_test.go
index ebc7ab7a437..1a15740e531 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer_test.go
@@ -1104,6 +1104,8 @@ type stringTestList []struct {
 
 func TestTranslateTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 	tl := stringTestList{
+		{"a while from now", translateTimestamp(util.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(2.1e9)}), "<invalid>"},
+		{"almost now", translateTimestamp(util.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(1.9e9)}), "0s"},
 		{"now", translateTimestamp(util.Time{Time: time.Now()}), "0s"},
 		{"unknown", translateTimestamp(util.Time{}), "<unknown>"},
 		{"30 seconds ago", translateTimestamp(util.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-3e10)}), "30s"},