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
- Click “Start” to begin the 5-minute countdown.
- An alert will notify you when 5 minutes have elapsed.
- Use the “Pause” button to temporarily halt the 5 minute timer.
- Click “Reset” to restart the timer at 5 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 5 minute timer
- Pomodoro technique: Short work sprints with breaks.
- Cooking tasks: Timing specific cooking or baking steps.
- Exercise: Brief workout or stretching sessions.
- Reading: Quick reading or review sessions.
- 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.
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