diff --git a/utils/timeFormat.go b/utils/timeFormat.go
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+package utils
+
+import "time"
+
+// TimeFormatMap map of time formats
+var TimeFormatMap = map[string]string{
+	"Layout":      time.Layout,
+	"ANSIC":       time.ANSIC,
+	"UnixDate":    time.UnixDate,
+	"RubyDate":    time.RubyDate,
+	"RFC822":      time.RFC822,
+	"RFC822Z":     time.RFC822Z,
+	"RFC850":      time.RFC850,
+	"RFC1123":     time.RFC1123,
+	"RFC1123Z":    time.RFC1123Z,
+	"RFC3339":     time.RFC3339,
+	"RFC3339Nano": time.RFC3339Nano,
+	"Kitchen":     time.Kitchen,
+	"Stamp":       time.Stamp,
+	"StampMilli":  time.StampMilli,
+	"StampMicro":  time.StampMicro,
+	"StampNano":   time.StampNano,
+}
+
+// GetTimeFormat attempts to find a standard time format, else will return the fallback on empty strings or unaltered.
+func GetTimeFormat(format string, fallback string) string {
+	if len(format) == 0 {
+		return fallback
+	}
+
+	if standard, exists := TimeFormatMap[format]; exists {
+		return standard
+	}
+
+	return format
+}