diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/formats.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/formats.rb
index 906bc3b..c50543d 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/formats.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/formats.rb
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
     ]
     
     @@date_formats = [
-      'yyyy/mm/dd',
       'yyyy-mm-dd',
+      'yyyy/mm/dd',
       'yyyy.mm.dd',
       'm/d/yy',
       'd/m/yy',
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
       # Loop through format expressions for type and call proc on matches. Allow
       # pre or post match strings to exist if strict is false. Otherwise wrap
       # regexp in start and end anchors.
-      # Returns 7 part datetime array.
-      def extract_date_time_values(time_string, type, strict=true)
+      # Returns 7 part time array.
+      def parse(time_string, type, strict=true)
         expressions = self.send("#{type}_expressions")
         time_array = nil        
         expressions.each do |(regexp, processor)|
diff --git a/spec/formats_spec.rb b/spec/formats_spec.rb
index d0c058e..35e4d29 100644
--- a/spec/formats_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/formats_spec.rb
@@ -139,27 +139,27 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Formats do
   describe "extracting values" do
     
     it "should return time array from date string" do
-      time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('12:13:14', :time, true)
+      time_array = formats.parse('12:13:14', :time, true)
       time_array.should == [0,0,0,12,13,14,0]
     end
     
     it "should return date array from time string" do
-      time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('2000-02-01', :date, true)
+      time_array = formats.parse('2000-02-01', :date, true)
       time_array.should == [2000,2,1,0,0,0,0]
     end
     
     it "should return datetime array from string value" do
-      time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('2000-02-01 12:13:14', :datetime, true)
+      time_array = formats.parse('2000-02-01 12:13:14', :datetime, true)
       time_array.should == [2000,2,1,12,13,14,0]
     end
     
     it "should ignore time when extracting date and strict is false" do
-      time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('2000-02-01 12:12', :date, false)
+      time_array = formats.parse('2000-02-01 12:12', :date, false)
       time_array.should == [2000,2,1,0,0,0,0]
     end
     
     it "should ignore date when extracting time and strict is false" do
-      time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('2000-02-01 12:12', :time, false)
+      time_array = formats.parse('2000-02-01 12:12', :time, false)
       time_array.should == [0,0,0,12,12,0,0]
     end
   end
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Formats do
     it "should add format before specified format and be higher precedence" do      
       formats.add_formats(:time, "ss:hh:nn", :before => 'hh:nn:ss')
       validate("59:23:58", :time).should be_true
-      time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('59:23:58', :time)
+      time_array = formats.parse('59:23:58', :time)
       time_array.should == [0,0,0,23,58,59,0]
     end
 
@@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Formats do
   
   describe "removing US formats" do
     it "should validate a date as European format when US formats removed" do
-      time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('01/02/2000', :date)
+      time_array = formats.parse('01/02/2000', :date)
       time_array.should == [2000, 1, 2,0,0,0,0]
       formats.remove_us_formats
-      time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('01/02/2000', :date)
+      time_array = formats.parse('01/02/2000', :date)
       time_array.should == [2000, 2, 1,0,0,0,0]
     end