5 minute timer

Countdown from five minutes.

05:00

Keyboard: Space start, pause and stop the alarm, R reset

Keeps running if you switch tabs or reload the page.

Runs in your browser. Nothing uploaded.

How to use the 5 minute timer

  1. The timer is set to 5 minutes. Press Start or the space bar.
  2. Press Full screen to show it on a projector or a second screen.
  3. When time is up the alarm rings. Stop it with space or Stop alarm.

A five minute break

In the Pomodoro technique, each 25 minutes of focused work is followed by a 5 minute break, with a longer break after four rounds. Five minutes is enough to stand up, refill a drink and look away from the screen without losing your train of thought. The Pomodoro timer runs the whole cycle for you.

Other five minute jobs

Lightning talks at meetups and conferences are often five minutes long, so the speaker has to get to the point. Teachers use five minutes for warm-ups, partner discussions and pack-up time. At home, a five minute tidy before dinner, or the “five minute rule” against putting things off, where you agree to start a task for just five minutes, are both easier with a timer running.

Five minutes is also a common length for a short guided breathing or meditation session for beginners.