diff --git a/twitchio/ext/routines/__init__.py b/twitchio/ext/routines/__init__.py
index 65ed8f8e..d8068946 100644
--- a/twitchio/ext/routines/__init__.py
+++ b/twitchio/ext/routines/__init__.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._args: tuple | None = None
         self._kwargs: dict | None = None
-        self.next_event_time:datetime.datetime|None = None #type : ignore
+        self.next_event_time: datetime.datetime | None = None
 
     def __get__(self, instance, owner):
         if instance is None:
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def cancel(self) -> None:
             Consider using :meth:`stop` if a graceful stop, which will complete the current iteration, is desired.
         """
         if self._can_be_cancelled():
-            self.next_event_time =None 
+            self.next_event_time = None
 
             self._task.cancel()
 
@@ -322,18 +322,19 @@ def completed_iterations(self) -> int:
     def remaining_iterations(self) -> Optional[int]:
         """A count of remaining iterations."""
         return self._remaining_iterations
-    
+
     @property
-    def time_till_execution(self) -> datetime.timedelta:
-        """Return the time left as a datetime object before the next execution."""
-        
+    def next_execution_time(self) -> datetime.timedelta | None:
+        """Return the time left as a datetime object before the next execution.
+
+        None will be returned if the routine is not scheduled
+        """
+
         if self.next_event_time is None:
-            #This might be misleading for stopped routines. Consider None return? 
-            return datetime.timedelta(seconds=0)
-        # For long running routines (ie the action takes a while), 
-        return max(self.next_event_time - datetime.datetime.now(),datetime.timedelta(seconds=0))
-        
-    
+            return None
+
+        return max(self.next_event_time - datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc), datetime.timedelta(seconds=0))
+
     @property
     def start_time(self) -> Optional[datetime.datetime]:
         """The time the routine was started.
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ async def _routine(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
             await asyncio.sleep(wait)
 
         if self._wait_first and not self._time:
-            self.next_event_time = self._delta+datetime.datetime.now()
+            self.next_event_time = self._delta + datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
             await asyncio.sleep(self._delta)
 
         if self._remaining_iterations == 0:
@@ -378,13 +379,6 @@ async def _routine(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
 
         while True:
             start = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
-            
-            # This will give a move accurate estimate during the sleep. HOWEVER - it will also be misleading as you could have a routine that runs longer than the sleep time
-            # as it would imply that a second invoke will be called during the execution of the current one 
-            # if self._time:
-            #     self.next_event_time =  compute_timedelta(self._time + datetime.timedelta(days=self._completed_loops))
-            # else:
-            #     self.next_event_time = max(start + self._delta, 0)
 
             try:
                 if self._instance:
@@ -415,8 +409,9 @@ async def _routine(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
                 sleep = max((start - datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)).total_seconds() + self._delta, 0)
 
             self._completed_loops += 1
-            # I believe this will provide a more realistic capture of what is happening
-            self.next_event_time = datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=sleep)
+
+            self.next_event_time = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc) + datetime.timedelta(seconds=sleep)
+
             await asyncio.sleep(sleep)
 
         try:
@@ -475,7 +470,7 @@ def routine(
 
     def decorator(coro: Callable) -> Routine:
         time_ = time
-        
+
         if any((seconds, minutes, hours)) and time_:
             raise RuntimeError(
                 "Argument <time> can not be used in conjunction with any <seconds>, <minutes> or <hours> argument(s)."