diff --git a/src/app/menu-items/menu-items.component.html b/src/app/menu-items/menu-items.component.html
index 74bbdf4..5cbd069 100644
--- a/src/app/menu-items/menu-items.component.html
+++ b/src/app/menu-items/menu-items.component.html
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
                 </li>
                 <li>
                     <label> Waiting Time (In Minutes) </label>
-                    <input type="number" [(ngModel)]="newItem.wait_duration.minutes">
+                    <input type="text" [(ngModel)]="newItem.wait_duration">
                 </li>
             </ul>
 
diff --git a/src/app/menu-items/menu-items.component.ts b/src/app/menu-items/menu-items.component.ts
index 6bc493d..a665473 100644
--- a/src/app/menu-items/menu-items.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/menu-items/menu-items.component.ts
@@ -25,17 +25,7 @@ export class MenuItemsComponent implements OnInit {
         menu_item_name: string,
         rating: number,
         soft_delete: boolean,
-        wait_duration: {
-            date: number,
-            day: number,
-            hours: number,
-            minutes: number,
-            month: number,
-            seconds: number,
-            time: number,
-            timezoneOffset: number,
-            year: number,
-        },
+        wait_duration: string,
     } = {
         image_url: '',
         is_available: false,
@@ -45,18 +35,8 @@ export class MenuItemsComponent implements OnInit {
         item_price: null,
         menu_item_name: '',
         rating: 3,
-        soft_delete: false,
-        wait_duration: {
-            date: 0,
-            day: 0,
-            hours: 0,
-            minutes: 0,
-            month: 0,
-            seconds: 0,
-            time: 0,
-            timezoneOffset: 0,
-            year: 0,
-        }
+        soft_delete: false,  
+        wait_duration:"00:30:00"  
     };
 
 	constructor(