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3 minute timer
Preloaded to 3 minutes. Press Start and go. The display shows when it will finish, and the chime is impossible to miss.
03:00
Press Space to start / pause
What people set 3 minute timers for
- Black tea
- Soft-boiled eggs
- A boxing round
Three minutes is the black tea window: shorter and it is thin, longer and the tannins turn it bitter. It is also one championship boxing round, which is part of why it feels like a natural unit of effort.
Need a different length? The countdown timer takes any duration up to 12 hours, and the pomodoro timer handles work and break cycles for you.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I start the 3 minute timer?
- The timer loads preset to 3 minutes — press Start (or the Space bar) and it counts down immediately, showing the exact wall-clock time it will finish.
- Will it still ring if I switch tabs?
- Yes. The deadline is anchored to your system clock rather than counted in ticks, so browser throttling can't delay it. The remaining time also shows in the tab title.
- Can I change the duration?
- Yes — presets from 1 to 60 minutes are one click away, and the custom field takes anything up to 12 hours.