diff --git a/assets/src/utils/functions.js b/assets/src/utils/functions.js
--- a/assets/src/utils/functions.js
+++ b/assets/src/utils/functions.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // utility functions
 
 import Cookies from 'js-cookie';
+import formatRelative from 'date-fns/formatRelative';
 
 export function handleFetchError(response) {
   if (!response.ok) {
@@ -146,8 +147,5 @@
 
 export function getHumanReadableDate(data) {
   // Display iso format date string into a human readable date
-  // This is expected to be used by date field in datatable listing views
-  // Example: 3/24/2022, 10:31:08 AM
-  const date = new Date(data);
-  return date.toLocaleString();
+  return formatRelative(new Date(data), new Date(), {addSuffix: true});
 }
diff --git a/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js b/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
--- a/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
  */
+import formatRelative from 'date-fns/formatRelative';
 
 let url;
 let origin;
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@
       let i = 0;
       for (const row of rows) {
         const cells = row.cells;
-        const requestDateStr = new Date(this.originSaveJSON.data[i].save_request_date).toLocaleString();
+        const requestDateStr = formatRelative(new Date(this.originSaveJSON.data[i].save_request_date), new Date(), {addSuffix: true});
         const saveStatus = this.originSaveJSON.data[i].save_task_status;
         assert.equal($(cells[0]).text(), requestDateStr);
         assert.equal($(cells[1]).text(), this.originSaveJSON.data[i].visit_type);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "d3": "^7.3.0",
     "datatables.net": "^1.11.5",
     "datatables.net-bs4": "^1.11.5",
+    "date-fns": "^2.28.0",
     "dompurify": "^2.3.6",
     "email-validator": "^2.0.4",
     "hex-rgb": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4125,6 +4125,11 @@
   dependencies:
     jquery ">=1.7"
 
+date-fns@^2.28.0:
+  version "2.28.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.28.0.tgz#9570d656f5fc13143e50c975a3b6bbeb46cd08b2"
+  integrity sha512-8d35hViGYx/QH0icHYCeLmsLmMUheMmTyV9Fcm6gvNwdw31yXXH+O85sOBJ+OLnLQMKZowvpKb6FgMIQjcpvQw==
+
 dateformat@^4.5.1:
   version "4.6.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dateformat/-/dateformat-4.6.3.tgz#556fa6497e5217fedb78821424f8a1c22fa3f4b5"