diff --git a/excalidraw-app/components/MyCreationsTab.tsx b/excalidraw-app/components/MyCreationsTab.tsx
index 678698fcbee1..3a1aa39b8b0e 100644
--- a/excalidraw-app/components/MyCreationsTab.tsx
+++ b/excalidraw-app/components/MyCreationsTab.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const MyCreationsTab: React.FC<MyCreationsTabProps> = ({
                 />
               ) : (
                 <div className="my-creations-tab__card-thumbnail--placeholder">
-                  空空如也
+                  No preview
                 </div>
               )}
               <div className="my-creations-tab__card-info">
diff --git a/excalidraw-app/hooks/useCanvasManagement.ts b/excalidraw-app/hooks/useCanvasManagement.ts
index 870cdb7e4e1e..e3dc78e45bd7 100644
--- a/excalidraw-app/hooks/useCanvasManagement.ts
+++ b/excalidraw-app/hooks/useCanvasManagement.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const useCanvasManagement = ({
           await refreshCanvases();
         } catch (error: any) {
           if (error instanceof AuthError) {
-            setErrorMessage("您需要登录才能删除此画布。");
+            setErrorMessage("You need to be logged in to delete this canvas.");
           } else {
             setErrorMessage("Could not delete the canvas.");
           }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export const useCanvasManagement = ({
         setCurrentCanvasId(createdCanvas.id);
       } catch (error: any) {
         if (error instanceof AuthError) {
-          setErrorMessage("您需要登录才能创建新画布。");
+          setErrorMessage("You need to be logged in to create a new canvas.");
         } else {
           setErrorMessage("Could not create new canvas.");
         }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export const useCanvasManagement = ({
         }
       } catch (error: any) {
         if (error instanceof AuthError) {
-          setErrorMessage("您需要登录才能重命名此画布。");
+          setErrorMessage("You need to be logged in to rename this canvas.");
         } else {
           setErrorMessage("Could not rename the canvas.");
         }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export const useCanvasManagement = ({
         setCurrentCanvasId(createdCanvas.id);
       } catch (error: any) {
         if (error instanceof AuthError) {
-          setErrorMessage("您需要登录才能另存为新画布。");
+          setErrorMessage("You need to be logged in to save as a new canvas.");
         } else {
           setErrorMessage("Could not save as new canvas.");
         }
diff --git a/excalidraw-app/utils/time.ts b/excalidraw-app/utils/time.ts
index 6abbaa279a02..9afbd1cb4a8c 100644
--- a/excalidraw-app/utils/time.ts
+++ b/excalidraw-app/utils/time.ts
@@ -4,25 +4,25 @@ export const timeAgo = (date: string | number | Date): string => {
   const diffInSeconds = Math.floor((now.getTime() - past.getTime()) / 1000);
 
   if (diffInSeconds < 10) {
-    return "刚刚";
+    return "just now";
   }
   if (diffInSeconds < 60) {
-    return `${diffInSeconds} 秒前`;
+    return `${diffInSeconds} seconds ago`;
   }
 
   const diffInMinutes = Math.floor(diffInSeconds / 60);
   if (diffInMinutes < 60) {
-    return `${diffInMinutes} 分钟前`;
+    return `${diffInMinutes} minute${diffInMinutes === 1 ? "" : "s"} ago`;
   }
 
   const diffInHours = Math.floor(diffInMinutes / 60);
   if (diffInHours < 24) {
-    return `${diffInHours} 小时前`;
+    return `${diffInHours} hour${diffInHours === 1 ? "" : "s"} ago`;
   }
 
   const diffInDays = Math.floor(diffInHours / 24);
   if (diffInDays < 7) {
-    return `${diffInDays} 天前`;
+    return `${diffInDays} day${diffInDays === 1 ? "" : "s"} ago`;
   }
 
   return new Date(date).toLocaleDateString();