3 Minute Timer

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

  1. Click “Start” to begin the 3-minute countdown.
  2. An alert will notify you when 3 minutes have elapsed.
  3. Use the “Pause” button to temporarily halt the 3 minute timer.
  4. Click “Reset” to restart the timer at 3 minutes.
  5. Adjust the duration using the dropdown menus for hours, minutes, and seconds.
  6. Toggle sound alerts using the “Sound” button.
  7. Enter fullscreen mode by clicking the “Fullscreen” button.

Popular applications for a 3 minute timer

  1. Cooking tasks: Timing steps like brewing coffee or boiling noodles.
  2. Exercise: Short workout intervals or stretching sessions.
  3. Meditation: Brief meditation or mindfulness sessions.
  4. Study sprints: Quick focused study periods.
  5. 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.

Explore our other timers: 4 Minute Timer | 26 Minute Timer | 26 Second Timer

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