Free online 3-minute timer for various tasks. Easy to use and customize. Start your countdown now!
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How to use this 3 minute timer
- Click “Start” to begin the 3-minute countdown.
- An alert will notify you when 3 minutes have elapsed.
- Use the “Pause” button to temporarily halt the 3 minute timer.
- Click “Reset” to restart the timer at 3 minutes.
- Adjust the duration using the dropdown menus for hours, minutes, and seconds.
- Toggle sound alerts using the “Sound” button.
- Enter fullscreen mode by clicking the “Fullscreen” button.
Popular applications for a 3 minute timer
- Cooking tasks: Timing steps like brewing coffee or boiling noodles.
- Exercise: Short workout intervals or stretching sessions.
- Meditation: Brief meditation or mindfulness sessions.
- Study sprints: Quick focused study periods.
- Task switching: Allowing time to transition between tasks.
Interesting 3 minute facts
In 3 minutes…
- Saliva begins the process of breaking down food in the mouth.
- A quick high-intensity interval training (HIIT) session can be completed.
- The average length of a pop song is about 3 minutes.
Time equivalents
A 3-minute timer is equivalent to:
- 0.050000 hours
- 180 seconds
- 180,000 milliseconds
For a comprehensive time equivalent, including microseconds, nanoseconds, days, weeks, months, and years, please visit our Time Conversion Tool.
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