15 Minute Timer
One click to startAlarm at zeroKeeps time in the background
Time's up
Space to start or pause, R to reset, F for full screen.
A quarter of an hour. Press Start and get on with it; the timer keeps going in the background and beeps at zero.
What people use a 15 minute timer for
- A coffee nap: drink a coffee, then nap until the timer goes.
- A fifteen-minute cleaning sprint, one room at a time.
- A longer break after a few rounds of focused work.
- A timed quiz or test section in class.
How this timer works
- It remembers the moment it will end, so it stays right when you switch tabs or your phone locks.
- At zero it plays a few short beeps, vibrates on phones that can, and shows "Time's up" in the tab title.
- While it runs it asks the screen to stay on. Full screen makes the numbers big enough to read across a room.
Other timers
Questions people ask
What is a coffee nap?
You drink a coffee just before a short nap. The caffeine takes around 20 minutes to kick in, so you wake up as it starts working. A 15 minute timer keeps the nap short.
Does the timer keep the screen on?
In most browsers, yes. While it is running it asks the device not to dim the screen, and lets go when you pause or it ends.
Does the timer work without an internet connection?
Once the page has loaded, yes. The timer runs in your browser and does not need the network to count down or to beep.
Counting down to a date rather than a few minutes? The countdown maker works for any day, and with Pro the Countdown app puts it on your iPhone Lock Screen.