SystemTime docs: recommend Instant for elapsed time #63053
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Introduction to
SystemTime
mentions problems with non-monotonic clocks, but individual methods don't.For benefit of users who jump directly to method's documentation, also recommend
Instant
inelapsed
andduration_since
.SystemTime::elapsed()
docs overpromised the elapsed time. It's not elapsed time, but a difference between two clocks.