1 Minute Timer
A free 1 minute timer that starts in one tap, with repeat rounds and rests for drills and practice.
One-minute countdown
1 minute
Reset the set? Rounds are still left to run.
- Free
- No sign-up
- Up to 10 rounds
- Rests between rounds
- Full screen
- Silent option
Keys: Space starts or pauses, R resets, F fills the screen, Esc silences the alarm. You can switch keys off under Sounds, screen and keys.
One minute, or a run of them
The 1 minute timer counts down from 1:00 to zero in one tap. The Rounds setting repeats that minute up to 10 times, with an optional rest between rounds. Pick 3, 5 or 10 rounds and the minutes run one after another without you touching anything, with a double beep between them and a round counter above the digits.
Add a rest if the rounds need a gap. During a rest the ring turns grey and the label tells you which round is coming, and a single higher beep marks the start of the next one. Rests only go between rounds, never after the last, so the finish alarm sounds the moment your final minute is over.
| Rounds | No rest | 10 s rest | 15 s rest | 20 s rest | 30 s rest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 rounds | 2:00 | 2:10 | 2:15 | 2:20 | 2:30 |
| 3 rounds | 3:00 | 3:20 | 3:30 | 3:40 | 4:00 |
| 5 rounds | 5:00 | 5:40 | 6:00 | 6:20 | 7:00 |
| 10 rounds | 10:00 | 11:30 | 12:15 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
How to use the 1 minute timer
- For a single minute, just press Start. Pause, Reset and Full screen sit beside it.
- For drills, choose how many rounds and how long a rest, before you start. The line under the options shows the total length of the set.
- Decide on the cues: the halfway cue for holds and speaking, the three ticks for drills where people need a moment's warning.
- When the last round ends the face turns red and the alarm sounds. Stop or Esc silences it, and Start runs the same set again.
What people time in a minute
Speed drills and quick quizzes
A minute is long enough to finish a row of math facts, a set of flash cards, or a typing burst, and short enough to repeat. Run 5 rounds with 15 seconds of rest and you get a full drill session with the swap built in. The three ticks before zero give everyone a moment of warning before pencils go down, which avoids the "I was on the last one" argument.
Holds and timed reps
Planks, wall sits, a held stretch, jump rope, or counting how many of something you can do: these are all easier when you don't have to watch a screen. Turn on the cue at 30 seconds so you know where you are by sound alone. If something hurts, stop; the timer can wait. For 20 seconds on and 10 off, see how a Tabata round is timed.
One-minute speaking practice
Toastmasters clubs run impromptu Table Topics speeches of 1 to 2 minutes, which makes one minute a good practice target for answering a question on the spot. Have someone read you a question, tap Start, and aim to land your last sentence before the beep. The 30-second cue works well as the point where you stop adding examples and head for your conclusion. Recording yourself on your phone at the same time lets you hear where the minute went. The speech timer has a Table Topics preset that turns the screen green at 1:00, yellow at 1:30 and red at 2:00.
Transitions and station swaps
For moving between stations or tidying a desk before the next activity, a one-minute countdown on a projector is clear to everyone. Press Full screen so the digits fill the display. With rounds set to the number of stations and a rest long enough to walk to the next one, the whole rotation runs on its own. For longer activities on the projector, the classroom timer with a shrinking disk and named activities is built for that.
Rounds, cues and other questions
How long does a set of rounds take in total?
Add the rounds and the rests between them. Five one-minute rounds with 15 seconds of rest is 5 minutes of work plus 4 rests (there's no rest after the last round), so 6 minutes. The line under the digits shows the clock time the whole set will finish.
Can I tell when I'm halfway through a round without looking?
Yes. Tick Cue at 30 seconds and you'll hear a short two-note sound at the halfway mark of every round. It's handy during a hold, or when you're talking and can't glance at a screen.
What are the three quick ticks before zero?
They warn you that a round, or a rest, is about to end, so pencils can go down or you can get set for the next round. Untick Tick the last 3 seconds if you'd rather not hear them.
Why can't I change the rounds once it's running?
The whole set is planned and its sounds are scheduled when you press Start, which keeps every round change on time even in a background tab. Press Reset, change the rounds or rest, and start again.
Can it run silently for a quiet room?
Set End-of-set sound to Silent. The countdown, round number and red finish screen still work, and the ticks and cues are muted too.
I need 90 seconds, not a minute. Where do I go?
Use the countdown you can set to any length, where you can type any minutes and seconds. This page stays fixed at one minute per round.
Sources
- Toastmasters International, Toastmaster magazine, "Manage Your Speaking Time" (Table Topics run 1 to 2 minutes), toastmasters.org
The 1 minute timer on TimerCalculator.com was built by Cedrick Reese. A whole set of rounds is laid out as one timeline when you press Start, and every round change, tick and cue is placed on the browser's audio clock at that moment rather than triggered by a running count. Before launch, a 3-round set with a 10-second rest was stepped through by a Playwright browser test running on a simulated clock, which confirmed that each rest, each new round and the final alarm showed up on the right second and that a reload partway through a round carried on with the right time left. Settings and an unfinished set stay in your own browser and nowhere else.
Other timers
- 5 minute timerFor breaks, with a start bell and a back-at sign.
- 10 minute timerFor focus blocks, with warnings and a log of blocks done today.
- Interval timerDifferent work and rest lengths, Tabata and EMOM.
- Classroom timerA big visual disk and activity presets for the projector.
- Online timerType any length, from seconds to hours.
- StopwatchCount up instead, and record laps.