diff --git a/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/area/to_expression.ts b/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/area/to_expression.ts
index 012c6589f57b..9d40d64c1cfc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/area/to_expression.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/area/to_expression.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import { Vis, buildVislibDimensions } from '../../../../../visualizations/public
 import { buildExpression, buildExpressionFunction } from '../../../../../expressions/public';
 import { AreaOptionsDefaults } from './area_vis_type';
 import { getAggExpressionFunctions } from '../../common/expression_helpers';
-import { VislibRootState } from '../common/types';
-import { getValueAxes } from '../common/get_value_axes';
+import { VislibRootState, getValueAxes, getPipelineParams } from '../common';
 
 export const toExpression = async ({
   style: styleState,
@@ -16,15 +15,12 @@ export const toExpression = async ({
 }: VislibRootState<AreaOptionsDefaults>) => {
   const { aggConfigs, expressionFns } = await getAggExpressionFunctions(visualization);
   const { addLegend, addTooltip, legendPosition, type } = styleState;
-  const pipelineConfigs = {
-    // todo: this will blow up for time x dimensions
-    timefilter: null, // todo: get the time filter from elsewhere
-  };
+  const params = getPipelineParams();
 
   const vis = new Vis(type);
   vis.data.aggs = aggConfigs;
 
-  const dimensions = await buildVislibDimensions(vis, pipelineConfigs as any);
+  const dimensions = await buildVislibDimensions(vis, params);
   const valueAxes = getValueAxes(dimensions.y);
 
   // TODO: what do we want to put in this "vis config"?
diff --git a/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/common/get_pipeline_params.ts b/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/common/get_pipeline_params.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8a4878e52850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/common/get_pipeline_params.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { BuildPipelineParams } from '../../../../../visualizations/public';
+import { getTimeFilter } from '../../../plugin_services';
+
+export const getPipelineParams = (): BuildPipelineParams => {
+  const timeFilter = getTimeFilter();
+  return {
+    // TODO: this will blow up for time x dimensions
+    timefilter: timeFilter,
+    timeRange: timeFilter.getTime(),
+  };
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/common/index.ts b/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/common/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..70614ce555eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/common/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+export * from './basic_vis_options';
+export * from './get_pipeline_params';
+export * from './get_value_axes';
+export * from './types';
diff --git a/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/histogram/to_expression.ts b/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/histogram/to_expression.ts
index 6b6f0fe30baf..6357b6acee22 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/histogram/to_expression.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/histogram/to_expression.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import { Vis, buildVislibDimensions } from '../../../../../visualizations/public
 import { buildExpression, buildExpressionFunction } from '../../../../../expressions/public';
 import { HistogramOptionsDefaults } from './histogram_vis_type';
 import { getAggExpressionFunctions } from '../../common/expression_helpers';
-import { VislibRootState } from '../common/types';
-import { getValueAxes } from '../common/get_value_axes';
+import { VislibRootState, getValueAxes, getPipelineParams } from '../common';
 
 export const toExpression = async ({
   style: styleState,
@@ -16,15 +15,12 @@ export const toExpression = async ({
 }: VislibRootState<HistogramOptionsDefaults>) => {
   const { aggConfigs, expressionFns } = await getAggExpressionFunctions(visualization);
   const { addLegend, addTooltip, legendPosition, type } = styleState;
-  const pipelineConfigs = {
-    // todo: this will blow up for time x dimensions
-    timefilter: null, // todo: get the time filter from elsewhere
-  };
+  const params = getPipelineParams();
 
   const vis = new Vis(type);
   vis.data.aggs = aggConfigs;
 
-  const dimensions = await buildVislibDimensions(vis, pipelineConfigs as any);
+  const dimensions = await buildVislibDimensions(vis, params);
   const valueAxes = getValueAxes(dimensions.y);
 
   // TODO: what do we want to put in this "vis config"?
diff --git a/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/line/to_expression.ts b/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/line/to_expression.ts
index d7c7a13d2be7..32d40726bedf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/line/to_expression.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/wizard/public/visualizations/vislib/line/to_expression.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import { Vis, buildVislibDimensions } from '../../../../../visualizations/public
 import { buildExpression, buildExpressionFunction } from '../../../../../expressions/public';
 import { LineOptionsDefaults } from './line_vis_type';
 import { getAggExpressionFunctions } from '../../common/expression_helpers';
-import { VislibRootState } from '../common/types';
-import { getValueAxes } from '../common/get_value_axes';
+import { VislibRootState, getValueAxes, getPipelineParams } from '../common';
 
 export const toExpression = async ({
   style: styleState,
@@ -16,15 +15,12 @@ export const toExpression = async ({
 }: VislibRootState<LineOptionsDefaults>) => {
   const { aggConfigs, expressionFns } = await getAggExpressionFunctions(visualization);
   const { addLegend, addTooltip, legendPosition, type } = styleState;
-  const pipelineConfigs = {
-    // todo: this will blow up for time x dimensions
-    timefilter: null, // todo: get the time filter from elsewhere
-  };
+  const params = getPipelineParams();
 
   const vis = new Vis(type);
   vis.data.aggs = aggConfigs;
 
-  const dimensions = await buildVislibDimensions(vis, pipelineConfigs as any);
+  const dimensions = await buildVislibDimensions(vis, params);
   const valueAxes = getValueAxes(dimensions.y);
 
   // TODO: what do we want to put in this "vis config"?