1 Minute Timer

Everything is set before you arrive, so a minute takes two clicks. The steps below also show the controls you can change if you want something slightly different.

1. Check that Hours and Seconds read 0 and that Minutes reads 1. The big display shows 01:00.
2. Type a Label (optional) such as Plank. It appears above the digits and is repeated in the message when time is up.
3. Keep Play a sound when time is up ticked if you want the alarm, or untick it for a silent timer.
4. Press Start. The button becomes Pause, the digits count down and the bar fills.
5. At zero the display changes, the message says Time is up and a four-tone beep plays. Press Reset to return to 01:00.

Pressing Start counts as the click that lets the browser play sound, so the alarm should work without any other setup.

A minute is long enough to feel something and short enough not to need planning. These are common uses:

To count how many words you wrote or spoke, paste them into the word counter.

A minute also works as a build-up step. If a full minute of plank is too long today, start with 20 seconds, then 30, then 45, and move up as it gets easier. Type the shorter length into Seconds, press Reset and Start, and keep the full minute as the goal. The same idea suits a speech: speak your opening for one minute, note where you ran short or long, and cut or add a line. Short, repeatable bursts like these are easier to start than a long session, and the alarm saves you from watching a clock yourself.

Treat any physical hold as something to do within your own comfort. The timer measures time only and has no way of knowing how you feel.

One minute is also a practical limit for small chores you keep putting off. Wipe the counter, clear the sink, reply to a one-line message, then stop when the alarm rings. If nothing else, it shows how little time many of these jobs really take, which makes them easier to start next time.

Because the three time boxes are added together, you can shorten the minute without leaving the page. Set Minutes to 0 and Seconds to 30 for a half-minute hold, or put 90 in Seconds for a minute and a half. Press Reset after editing, since a change made while the timer runs does not alter the countdown already under way.

The timer does not repeat by itself, and there is no round counter. After the alarm, pressing Start begins another minute from the top, and R resets while it is stopped. That is workable for a few repeats of a hold, but for long sessions with rests a stopwatch is easier, so try the online stopwatch to count up instead.

Remember the limits. The page must stay open, and a phone that locks its screen may not sound the alarm. If the timing matters, run a second alarm on your phone. For slightly longer jobs, the 2 minute timer and 5 minute timer work in the same way, and the full set of controls is on the countdown timer.