5 Minute Timer

Free online 5-minute timer for various tasks. Easy to use and customize. Start your countdown now!

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How to use this 5 minute timer

  1. Click “Start” to begin the 5-minute countdown.
  2. An alert will notify you when 5 minutes have elapsed.
  3. Use the “Pause” button to temporarily halt the 5 minute timer.
  4. Click “Reset” to restart the timer at 5 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 5 minute timer

  1. Pomodoro technique: Short work sprints with breaks.
  2. Cooking tasks: Timing specific cooking or baking steps.
  3. Exercise: Brief workout or stretching sessions.
  4. Reading: Quick reading or review sessions.
  5. Meditation: Short mindfulness or breathing exercises.

Interesting 5 minute facts

In 5 minutes…

  • You can walk approximately 0.3 miles.
  • Over 2 million tweets are posted.
  • Around 500 hours of video content are uploaded to YouTube.

Time equivalents

A 5-minute timer is equivalent to:

  • 0.083333 hours
  • 300 seconds
  • 300,000 milliseconds

For a comprehensive time equivalent, including microseconds, nanoseconds, days, weeks, months, and years, please visit our Time Conversion Tool.

Explore our other timers: 6 Minute Timer | 28 Minute Timer | 28 Second Timer

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