diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/state/sync_metric_storage.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/state/sync_metric_storage.h
index c16f33ede2..278f7dbe3f 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/state/sync_metric_storage.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/state/sync_metric_storage.h
@@ -5,16 +5,14 @@
 #ifndef ENABLE_METRICS_PREVIEW
 #  include "opentelemetry/common/key_value_iterable_view.h"
 #  include "opentelemetry/sdk/common/attributemap_hash.h"
-#  include "opentelemetry/sdk/instrumentationlibrary/instrumentation_library.h"
 #  include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/aggregation/default_aggregation.h"
 #  include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/exemplar/reservoir.h"
 #  include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/state/attributes_hashmap.h"
 #  include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/state/metric_collector.h"
 #  include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/state/metric_storage.h"
 
+#  include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/state/temporal_metric_storage.h"
 #  include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/view/attributes_processor.h"
-#  include "opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/view/view.h"
-#  include "opentelemetry/sdk/resource/resource.h"
 
 #  include <list>
 #  include <memory>
@@ -24,13 +22,6 @@ namespace sdk
 {
 namespace metrics
 {
-
-struct LastReportedMetrics
-{
-  std::unique_ptr<AttributesHashMap> attributes_map;
-  opentelemetry::common::SystemTimestamp collection_ts;
-};
-
 class SyncMetricStorage : public MetricStorage, public WritableMetricStorage
 {
 
@@ -43,7 +34,9 @@ class SyncMetricStorage : public MetricStorage, public WritableMetricStorage
         aggregation_type_{aggregation_type},
         attributes_hashmap_(new AttributesHashMap()),
         attributes_processor_{attributes_processor},
-        exemplar_reservoir_(exemplar_reservoir)
+        exemplar_reservoir_(exemplar_reservoir),
+        temporal_metric_storage_(instrument_descriptor)
+
   {
     create_default_aggregation_ = [&]() -> std::unique_ptr<Aggregation> {
       return std::move(
@@ -114,14 +107,10 @@ class SyncMetricStorage : public MetricStorage, public WritableMetricStorage
 
   // hashmap to maintain the metrics for delta collection (i.e, collection since last Collect call)
   std::unique_ptr<AttributesHashMap> attributes_hashmap_;
-  // unreported metrics stash for all the collectors
-  std::unordered_map<CollectorHandle *, std::list<std::shared_ptr<AttributesHashMap>>>
-      unreported_metrics_;
-  // last reported metrics stash for all the collectors.
-  std::unordered_map<CollectorHandle *, LastReportedMetrics> last_reported_metrics_;
   const AttributesProcessor *attributes_processor_;
   std::function<std::unique_ptr<Aggregation>()> create_default_aggregation_;
   nostd::shared_ptr<ExemplarReservoir> exemplar_reservoir_;
+  TemporalMetricStorage temporal_metric_storage_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace metrics
diff --git a/sdk/src/metrics/state/sync_metric_storage.cc b/sdk/src/metrics/state/sync_metric_storage.cc
index f42de82b4b..8c79f9d7ca 100644
--- a/sdk/src/metrics/state/sync_metric_storage.cc
+++ b/sdk/src/metrics/state/sync_metric_storage.cc
@@ -25,104 +25,9 @@ bool SyncMetricStorage::Collect(CollectorHandle *collector,
   // recordings
   std::shared_ptr<AttributesHashMap> delta_metrics = std::move(attributes_hashmap_);
   attributes_hashmap_.reset(new AttributesHashMap);
-  for (auto &col : collectors)
-  {
-    unreported_metrics_[col.get()].push_back(delta_metrics);
-  }
 
-  // Get the unreported metrics for the `collector` from `unreported metrics stash`
-  // since last collection, this will also cleanup the unreported metrics for `collector`
-  // from the stash.
-  auto present = unreported_metrics_.find(collector);
-  if (present == unreported_metrics_.end())
-  {
-    // no unreported metrics for the collector, return.
-    return true;
-  }
-  auto unreported_list = std::move(present->second);
-
-  // Iterate over the unreporter metrics for `collector` and store result in `merged_metrics`
-  std::unique_ptr<AttributesHashMap> merged_metrics(new AttributesHashMap);
-  for (auto &agg_hashmap : unreported_list)
-  {
-    agg_hashmap->GetAllEnteries([&merged_metrics, this](const MetricAttributes &attributes,
-                                                        Aggregation &aggregation) {
-      auto agg = merged_metrics->Get(attributes);
-      if (agg)
-      {
-        merged_metrics->Set(attributes, std::move(agg->Merge(aggregation)));
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        merged_metrics->Set(
-            attributes,
-            std::move(
-                DefaultAggregation::CreateAggregation(instrument_descriptor_)->Merge(aggregation)));
-        merged_metrics->GetAllEnteries(
-            [](const MetricAttributes &attr, Aggregation &aggr) { return true; });
-      }
-      return true;
-    });
-  }
-  // Get the last reported metrics for the `collector` from `last reported metrics` stash
-  //   - If the aggregation_temporarily for the collector is cumulative
-  //       - Merge the last reported metrics with unreported metrics (which is in merged_metrics),
-  //           Final result of merge would be in merged_metrics.
-  //       - Move the final merge to the `last reported metrics` stash.
-  //   - If the aggregation_temporarily is delta
-  //       - Store the unreported metrics for `collector` (which is in merged_mtrics) to
-  //          `last reported metrics` stash.
-
-  auto reported = last_reported_metrics_.find(collector);
-  if (reported != last_reported_metrics_.end())
-  {
-    last_collection_ts     = last_reported_metrics_[collector].collection_ts;
-    auto last_aggr_hashmap = std::move(last_reported_metrics_[collector].attributes_map);
-    if (aggregation_temporarily == AggregationTemporality::kCumulative)
-    {
-      // merge current delta to previous cumulative
-      last_aggr_hashmap->GetAllEnteries(
-          [&merged_metrics, this](const MetricAttributes &attributes, Aggregation &aggregation) {
-            auto agg = merged_metrics->Get(attributes);
-            if (agg)
-            {
-              merged_metrics->Set(attributes, agg->Merge(aggregation));
-            }
-            else
-            {
-              merged_metrics->Set(attributes,
-                                  DefaultAggregation::CreateAggregation(instrument_descriptor_));
-            }
-            return true;
-          });
-    }
-    last_reported_metrics_[collector] =
-        LastReportedMetrics{std::move(merged_metrics), collection_ts};
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    merged_metrics->GetAllEnteries(
-        [](const MetricAttributes &attr, Aggregation &aggr) { return true; });
-    last_reported_metrics_.insert(
-        std::make_pair(collector, LastReportedMetrics{std::move(merged_metrics), collection_ts}));
-  }
-
-  // Generate the MetricData from the final merged_metrics, and invoke callback over it.
-
-  AttributesHashMap *result_to_export = (last_reported_metrics_[collector]).attributes_map.get();
-  MetricData metric_data;
-  metric_data.instrument_descriptor = instrument_descriptor_;
-  metric_data.start_ts              = last_collection_ts;
-  metric_data.end_ts                = collection_ts;
-  result_to_export->GetAllEnteries(
-      [&metric_data](const MetricAttributes &attributes, Aggregation &aggregation) {
-        PointDataAttributes point_data_attr;
-        point_data_attr.point_data = aggregation.ToPoint();
-        point_data_attr.attributes = attributes;
-        metric_data.point_data_attr_.push_back(point_data_attr);
-        return true;
-      });
-  return callback(metric_data);
+  return temporal_metric_storage_.buildMetrics(collector, collectors, sdk_start_ts, collection_ts,
+                                               std::move(delta_metrics), callback);
 }
 
 }  // namespace metrics