2 Hour Timer

This page is a countdown with the length already filled in: 2 in the Hours box, which makes 120 minutes or 7,200 seconds.

1. Notice that Quick start offers 1 hour but not 2 hours, so it reads Custom time. The boxes below it already hold your two hours.
2. Confirm Hours (2), Minutes (0) and Seconds (0). If you need 1 hour 45 minutes, change the boxes and the display follows.
3. Type a Label (optional), for instance Parking or Revision. The words appear above the digits and again in the Time is up message.
4. Tick or untick Play a sound when time is up, then press Start. The digits count down from 02:00:00 and the same figure is shown in the tab title.
5. Use Pause and Resume when you stop for a call or a meal, Reset to return to the full two hours, and Full screen for a large clock.

Space starts and pauses, and R resets while the timer is stopped, provided no text box has the cursor.

Two hours is a long stretch to hold in your head as one piece. Most people get more done when they cut it into smaller blocks and take a short break between them. In plain numbers, 2 hours is 120 minutes, 7,200 seconds, or one twelfth of a day.

Here are three common ways to divide it:

The first plan leaves 5 minutes spare, which is useful for pouring a drink or packing up. If you like the 25 plus 5 rhythm, the Pomodoro timer runs it automatically, while this page times the whole two hours as one container. Use the time calculator to check any plan that adds up awkwardly.

Cost is another reason to track two hours carefully. A freelancer who charges $35 an hour and works a full session earns 2 x 35 = $70, and one who loses 15 minutes to distraction has billed 1.75 hours, or $61.25. The time converter turns minutes into decimal hours for exactly this kind of sum.

Long cooking jobs are another fit. A casserole or a stew that simmers for two hours usually needs a stir or a look at the liquid partway through. Many cooks run the full timer and glance at the progress bar, which is half full at the one hour mark. Follow your recipe for temperature and doneness, since pots and stoves vary.

A two hour limit is common on city streets and in car parks. If your ticket allows two hours, set a label such as Car and start the timer the moment you leave the car. Aim to return a little early, because the rules, signs and enforcement on the street decide what counts, not this page. Check the sign for exact wording, including whether the limit restarts if you move the car.

The same length suits a film. Most feature films run between 90 and 150 minutes, so a two hour timer is a rough guide for when to start dinner or when a younger viewer should be in bed. Check the running time listed for the film you are watching.

Long timers have practical limits that short ones hide:

• The tab must stay open. If the browser closes, the phone sleeps deeply or the battery runs out, the countdown and the sound stop. A phone that locks its screen may not play the alarm.
• One countdown only. There is no repeat, no second timer, no saved timer and no pop-up notification.
• Everything depends on the sound. The page can only beep if the device is not muted and the tab is still alive, so for anything with a penalty, such as a parking fine or a pickup time, also set an alarm in your phone clock.

The display stays correct because it compares the end time with your device clock, even if the browser slows a hidden tab. Where the browser supports it, the page also requests that the screen stays awake. For a clock time instead of a duration, use the online alarm clock. For a shorter job, try the 60 minute timer, and for a longer one the 3 hour timer.