Start the 3 minute timer
Three minutes is enough for a cup of tea to steep, a round of a word game or a short rest between two sets.
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
- Steeping black tea, or a French press of coffee.
- A round of a word or drawing game.
- Rest between two sets at the gym.
- A short reflection or quiet reading time in class.
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.