Start the 2 minute timer
Two minutes is the classic time for brushing teeth and a good length for a short turn in a game or a meeting.
Press Start and the countdown runs: big numbers you can read from across the room and a ring that empties as the time goes. Pause stops it, Go on carries on, and Start over puts the full time back.
A quiet signal at the end
When the time is up the page says Time is up! and plays a short, soft chime – three bell notes, twice – and the phone vibrates where it can. Untick Sound for a silent timer; the page remembers your choice.
What people use it for
- Brushing teeth for the full two minutes – children can watch the ring empty.
- A two-minute talk or pitch in class or at work.
- A soft-boiled egg, instant noodles, letting coffee bloom.
- Board games and quizzes: two minutes to answer.
Any other time
-1 min and +1 min change the time before you start. For something else entirely, type it into Your own time – 7 for seven minutes, 7:30 for seven and a half – and press Set. The space bar starts and stops the timer.
Full screen
Full screen fills a projector, a TV or a tablet with the countdown, nothing else.
Kept on your device
Everything runs in your browser: no app, no account, nothing sent anywhere. What you change is still here the next time you open the page on this device.