diff --git a/src/factory.js b/src/factory.js
index 689359b..103f057 100644
--- a/src/factory.js
+++ b/src/factory.js
@@ -1,20 +1,41 @@
 const calculateDelta = (now, date) => Math.round(Math.abs(now - date) / 1000)
+const minute = 60
+const hour = minute * 60
+const day = hour * 24
+const week = day * 7
+const month = day * 30
+const year = day * 365
 
 export default function relativeDateFactory (translations) {
+  let isBeforeNow
+  const translate = (translatePhrase, timeValue) => {
+    let key
+
+    if (translatePhrase === 'justNow') {
+      key = translatePhrase
+    } else if (isBeforeNow) {
+      key = `${translatePhrase}Ago`
+    } else {
+      key = `${translatePhrase}FromNow`
+    }
+
+    const translation = translations[key]
+
+    if (typeof translation === 'function') {
+      return translation(timeValue)
+    }
+
+    return translation.replace('{{time}}', timeValue)
+  }
+    
   return function relativeDate (date, now = new Date()) {
     if (!(date instanceof Date)) {
       date = new Date(date)
     }
-
+    
+    isBeforeNow = now >= date
     let delta = null
 
-    const minute = 60
-    const hour = minute * 60
-    const day = hour * 24
-    const week = day * 7
-    const month = day * 30
-    const year = day * 365
-
     delta = calculateDelta(now, date)
 
     if (delta > day && delta < week) {
@@ -22,26 +43,6 @@ export default function relativeDateFactory (translations) {
       delta = calculateDelta(now, date)
     }
 
-    const translate = (translatePhrase, timeValue) => {
-      let key
-
-      if (translatePhrase === 'justNow') {
-        key = translatePhrase
-      } else if (now >= date) {
-        key = `${translatePhrase}Ago`
-      } else {
-        key = `${translatePhrase}FromNow`
-      }
-
-      const translation = translations[key]
-
-      if (typeof translation === 'function') {
-        return translation(timeValue)
-      }
-
-      return translation.replace('{{time}}', timeValue)
-    }
-
     switch (false) {
       case !(delta < 30):
         return translate('justNow')