15 minute timer
A quarter of an hour: the standard short meeting, break and classroom activity.
A fifteen minute countdown, ready to start.
Ready. Press Start.
Other timers
When a 15 minute timer is useful
Fifteen minutes is the most searched timer length in the United States by a wide margin. A quarter of an hour is how a lot of the day is already divided: the daily stand-up meeting that is meant to stay short, a paid rest break on many shifts, a classroom activity slot, a parking grace period, a "quiet reading" block at home.
It is also a useful length for chores you tend to put off. Fifteen minutes on the inbox, the dishes or the paperwork pile, with a visible countdown, makes a dent without taking over the evening. Some people run it as a shorter version of the pomodoro method, which normally uses 25 minutes of work.
For meetings, share your screen or use the full screen button so everyone can see the time left. When the beeps sound, the meeting is over; that is the point of setting it.
How this timer works
- Press Start. The time left also shows in the browser tab, so you can switch tabs.
- Three short beeps play at zero. Sound is only possible after you click, which is why it is armed by the Start button. Check your volume.
- Pause holds the time; Reset returns to the full duration. Change the minutes or seconds boxes for any other length.