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4 minute timer
Four minutes, loaded and ready. Press start.
Ready
04:00Add or take time off while it runs with the buttons under the clock. The countdown is worked out from the clock, so a tab left in the background comes back correct.
The end sound is generated in your browser, so nothing is downloaded and it works offline.
Space start or pause · R reset · F full screen
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Activity presets
Four minutes sits in an odd, useful gap: long enough for a proper warm-up before exercise, a cold-shower challenge, or a focused sprint of work between two bigger tasks, and short enough that it does not need a plan attached to it. It also happens to be roughly the length of a pop song, a fact more than one classroom timer has been set against on purpose.
This page loads pre-set to four minutes, full screen and readable across a room. Switch the sound off and the screen still gives a clear signal at zero, turning red and flashing rather than staying silent and easy to miss.
Need a different length? The full timer page has quick presets from ten seconds to ten minutes plus a custom field for anything else, and pairs well with charades cards, bingo cards and word searches if you are running a game rather than a work session.
FAQ
Is this timer free?
Yes, completely, no signup, no account and no limit on how many times you run it. Pick it and press start.
What is a 4 minute timer commonly used for?
A short warm-up before a workout, a cold-shower challenge, or a focused single task between two bigger ones, it is long enough to get properly started without asking for a big commitment.
Does it keep correct time in a background tab?
Yes. The countdown is worked out from the clock rather than counted tick by tick, so a tab you switched away from comes back showing the correct time even if the browser paused it while it was hidden.