diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3Foam.C b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3Foam.C
index a24eb02b76..7fab0ec3f9 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3Foam.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3Foam.C
@@ -183,24 +183,10 @@ bool Foam::vtkPV3Foam::setTime(const double& requestedTime)
     Time& runTime = dbPtr_();
 
     // Get times list
-    instantList times = runTime.times();
+    instantList Times = runTime.times();
 
-    // logic as per "checkTimeOption.H"
     bool found = false;
-    int nearestIndex = -1;
-    scalar nearestDiff = Foam::GREAT;
-
-    forAll (times, timeIndex)
-    {
-        if (times[timeIndex].name() == "constant") continue;
-
-        scalar diff = fabs(times[timeIndex].value() - requestedTime);
-        if (diff < nearestDiff)
-        {
-            nearestDiff = diff;
-            nearestIndex = timeIndex;
-        }
-    }
+    int nearestIndex = Time::findClosestTimeIndex(Times, requestedTime);
 
     if (nearestIndex == -1)
     {
@@ -212,12 +198,12 @@ bool Foam::vtkPV3Foam::setTime(const double& requestedTime)
         found = true;
     }
 
-    runTime.setTime(times[nearestIndex], nearestIndex);
+    runTime.setTime(Times[nearestIndex], nearestIndex);
 
     if (debug)
     {
         Info<< "<end> Foam::vtkPV3Foam::setTime() - selected time "
-            << times[nearestIndex].name() << endl;
+            << Times[nearestIndex].name() << endl;
     }
 
     return found;
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C
index dd1e944067..ef4fb9c21f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.C
@@ -418,19 +418,55 @@ Foam::instant Foam::Time::findClosestTime(const scalar t) const
         return times[times.size() - 1];
     }
 
+    label nearestIndex = -1;
     scalar deltaT = GREAT;
-    label closesti = 0;
 
     for (label i=1; i<times.size(); i++)
     {
-        if (mag(times[i].value() - t) < deltaT)
+        scalar diff = mag(times[i].value() - t);
+        if (diff < deltaT)
         {
-            deltaT = mag(times[i].value() - t);
-            closesti = i;
+            deltaT = diff;
+            nearestIndex = i;
         }
     }
 
-    return times[closesti];
+    return times[nearestIndex];
+}
+
+//
+// This should work too,
+// if we don't worry about checking "constant" explicitly
+//
+// Foam::instant Foam::Time::findClosestTime(const scalar t) const
+// {
+//     instantList times = Time::findTimes(path());
+//     label timeIndex = min(findClosestTimeIndex(times, t), 0);
+//     return times[timeIndex];
+// }
+
+Foam::label Foam::Time::findClosestTimeIndex
+(
+    const instantList& times,
+    const scalar t
+)
+{
+    label nearestIndex = -1;
+    scalar deltaT = GREAT;
+
+    forAll (times, i)
+    {
+        if (times[i].name() == "constant") continue;
+
+        scalar diff = fabs(times[i].value() - t);
+        if (diff < deltaT)
+        {
+            deltaT = diff;
+            nearestIndex = i;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return nearestIndex;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H
index 89e1480c23..50239c0c08 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/Time.H
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ public:
             //- Search the case for the time closest to the given time
             instant findClosestTime(const scalar) const;
 
+            //- Search instantList for the time index closest to the given time
+            static label findClosestTimeIndex(const instantList&, const scalar);
+
             //- Write using given format, version and compression
             virtual bool writeObject
             (
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/findInstance.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/findInstance.C
index ca15159bd5..4d2202d9cb 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/findInstance.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/findInstance.C
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ Description
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-namespace Foam
-{
-
-word Time::findInstance
+Foam::word Foam::Time::findInstance
 (
     const fileName& dir,
     const word& name,
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ word Time::findInstance
     // constant function of the time, because the latter points to
     // the case constant directory in parallel cases
 
-    if 
+    if
     (
         file(path()/constant()/dir/name)
      && IOobject(name, constant(), dir, *this).headerOk()
@@ -139,9 +136,4 @@ word Time::findInstance
     return constant();
 }
 
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-} // End namespace Foam
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/findTimes.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/findTimes.C
index 175c340ade..5e83e115fd 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/findTimes.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/findTimes.C
@@ -35,12 +35,7 @@ Description
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-namespace Foam
-{
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-instantList Time::findTimes(const fileName& directory)
+Foam::instantList Foam::Time::findTimes(const fileName& directory)
 {
     if (debug)
     {
@@ -101,9 +96,4 @@ instantList Time::findTimes(const fileName& directory)
     return Times;
 }
 
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-} // End namespace Foam
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/include/checkTimeOption.H b/src/OpenFOAM/include/checkTimeOption.H
index d0256f13e2..70759dd81b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/include/checkTimeOption.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/include/checkTimeOption.H
@@ -1,22 +1,7 @@
     if (args.options().found("time"))
     {
-        scalar time(readScalar(IStringStream(args.options()["time"])()));
+        scalar timeValue(readScalar(IStringStream(args.options()["time"])()));
 
-        int nearestIndex = -1;
-        scalar nearestDiff = Foam::GREAT;
-
-        forAll(Times, timeIndex)
-        {
-            if (Times[timeIndex].name() == "constant") continue;
-
-            scalar diff = fabs(Times[timeIndex].value() - time);
-            if (diff < nearestDiff)
-            {
-                nearestDiff = diff;
-                nearestIndex = timeIndex;
-            }
-        }
-
-        startTime = nearestIndex;
-        endTime = nearestIndex + 1;
+        startTime = Time::findClosestTimeIndex(Times, timeValue);
+        endTime = startTime + 1;
     }