diff --git a/pandas/core/tools/numeric.py b/pandas/core/tools/numeric.py
index 982851d0557c3..e02e694a07a71 100644
--- a/pandas/core/tools/numeric.py
+++ b/pandas/core/tools/numeric.py
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ def to_numeric(
             return float(arg)
         if is_number(arg):
             return arg
+        if isinstance(arg, Timedelta):  # Handle Timedelta
+            return arg.value
         is_scalars = True
         values = np.array([arg], dtype="O")
     elif getattr(arg, "ndim", 1) > 1: