diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index cb42203..ad87716 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package human_duration
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -18,16 +19,60 @@ const (
 	Year   = "year"
 )
 
+func precisionToDuration(precision string) time.Duration {
+	switch precision {
+	case Second:
+		return time.Second
+	case Minute:
+		return time.Minute
+	case Hour:
+		return time.Hour
+	case Day:
+		return time.Hour * 24
+	case Year:
+		return time.Hour * 24 * 365
+	default:
+		return time.Nanosecond
+	}
+}
+
 // String converts duration to human readable format, according to precision.
-// Example:
-//	fmt.Println(human_duration.String(time.Hour*24), human_duration.Hour)
 func String(duration time.Duration, precision string) string {
+	return StringCeiling(duration, precision, "")
+}
+
+func StringCeiling(duration time.Duration, precision, ceiling string) string {
+	return StringCeilingPadded(duration, precision, ceiling, false)
+}
+
+func StringCeilingPadded(duration time.Duration, precision, ceiling string, padded bool) string {
 	years := int64(duration.Hours() / 24 / 365)
 	days := int64(math.Mod(float64(int64(duration.Hours()/24)), 365))
 	hours := int64(math.Mod(duration.Hours(), 24))
 	minutes := int64(math.Mod(duration.Minutes(), 60))
 	seconds := int64(math.Mod(duration.Seconds(), 60))
 
+	switch ceiling {
+	case Second:
+		seconds = int64(duration.Seconds())
+		minutes = 0
+		hours = 0
+		days = 0
+		years = 0
+	case Minute:
+		minutes = int64(duration.Minutes())
+		hours = 0
+		days = 0
+		years = 0
+	case Hour:
+		hours = int64(duration.Hours())
+		days = 0
+		years = 0
+	case Day:
+		days = int64(float64(int64(duration.Hours() / 24)))
+		years = 0
+	}
+
 	chunks := []struct {
 		singularName string
 		amount       int64
@@ -41,32 +86,48 @@ func String(duration time.Duration, precision string) string {
 
 	parts := []string{}
 	preciseEnough := false
+	isLeading := true
+
+	unpaddedNumberFormat := "%d"
+	paddedNumberFormat := "%02d"
 
 	for _, chunk := range chunks {
 		if preciseEnough {
 			continue
 		}
+
 		if chunk.singularName == precision || chunk.singularName+"s" == precision {
 			preciseEnough = true
 		}
+
+		numberFormat := unpaddedNumberFormat
+		if chunk.amount > 0 && isLeading {
+			isLeading = false
+		} else if padded {
+			numberFormat = paddedNumberFormat
+		}
+
 		switch chunk.amount {
 		case 0:
 			continue
 		case 1:
-			parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("%d %s", chunk.amount, chunk.singularName))
+			parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf(numberFormat+" %s", chunk.amount, chunk.singularName))
 		default:
-			parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("%d %ss", chunk.amount, chunk.singularName))
+			parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf(numberFormat+" %ss", chunk.amount, chunk.singularName))
 		}
 	}
 
 	return strings.Join(parts, " ")
 }
 
-// String converts duration to a shortened human readable format, according to precision.
-// Example:
-//	fmt.Println(human_duration.ShortString(time.Hour*24), human_duration.Hour)
+// ShortString converts duration to a shortened human readable format, according to precision.
 func ShortString(duration time.Duration, precision string) string {
 	str := String(duration, precision)
+	str = shorten(str)
+	return str
+}
+
+func shorten(str string) string {
 	str = strings.Replace(str, " ", "", -1)
 	str = strings.Replace(str, "years", "y", 1)
 	str = strings.Replace(str, "year", "y", 1)
@@ -80,3 +141,20 @@ func ShortString(duration time.Duration, precision string) string {
 	str = strings.Replace(str, "second", "s", 1)
 	return str
 }
+
+var trailingColon = regexp.MustCompile(`:$`)
+
+// Timestamp converts duration to a common timestamp format, often used for videos.
+func Timestamp(interval time.Duration, precision string) string {
+	if precisionToDuration(precision) > time.Hour {
+		precision = "hours"
+	}
+
+	str := shorten(StringCeilingPadded(interval, precision, "hour", true))
+	str = strings.Replace(str, "h", ":", 1)
+	str = strings.Replace(str, "m", ":", 1)
+	str = strings.Replace(str, "s", "", 1)
+	str = trailingColon.ReplaceAllString(str, "")
+
+	return str
+}
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 0cccc8e..0838009 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func ExampleString() {
 
 	// Output: 1 year 8 hours 33 minutes 24 seconds
 	// 1 year 33 days 1 hour 1 minute 1 second
+
 }
 
 func TestString(t *testing.T) {
@@ -124,6 +125,24 @@ func TestString(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func ExampleStringCeiling() {
+	duration := time.Hour*24 + time.Hour*2 + time.Minute*33 + time.Second*24
+	fmt.Println(StringCeiling(duration, Second, Hour))
+
+	// Output: 26 hours 33 minutes 24 seconds
+}
+
+func ExampleShortString() {
+	day := time.Hour * 24
+	year := day * 365
+
+	duration := 2*year + 2*day + 2*time.Minute + 2*time.Second
+
+	fmt.Println(ShortString(duration, Second))
+
+	// Output: 2y2d2m2s
+}
+
 func TestShortString(t *testing.T) {
 	day := time.Hour * 24
 	year := day * 365
@@ -152,3 +171,49 @@ func TestShortString(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func ExampleTimestamp() {
+	duration := (25 * time.Hour) + (20 * time.Minute) + (14 * time.Second)
+
+	fmt.Println(Timestamp(duration, "second"))
+	fmt.Println(Timestamp(duration, "minute"))
+
+	// Output: 25:20:14
+	// 25:20
+}
+
+func TestTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
+	data := []fixture{
+		{
+			duration:  time.Minute + time.Second,
+			precision: Second,
+			result:    "1:01",
+		},
+		{
+			duration:  (20 * time.Minute) + (14 * time.Second),
+			precision: Second,
+			result:    "20:14",
+		},
+		{
+			duration:  time.Hour + (20 * time.Minute) + (14 * time.Second),
+			precision: Second,
+			result:    "1:20:14",
+		},
+		{
+			duration:  (25 * time.Hour) + (20 * time.Minute) + (14 * time.Second),
+			precision: Second,
+			result:    "25:20:14",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, fixture := range data {
+		f := fixture
+		t.Run(f.result+" "+f.duration.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			result := Timestamp(f.duration, f.precision)
+			if result != f.result {
+				t.Errorf("got %s, want %s", result, f.result)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}