 <ul class="blog-meta list-inline">

     <li class="list-inline-item"><span class="post-meta-icon"><i class="fa fa-user"></i></span><?php the_author_posts_link(); ?></li>

     <li class="list-inline-item"><span class="post-meta-icon"><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i></span><?php the_time(get_option('date_format')); ?></li>

 </ul>