Countdown
5 Minute Countdown
Five minutes on screen: the last five before a meeting starts, a talk ends or a break finishes.
5 Minute Countdown
5:00
Ready
- Ends at
- —
- Elapsed
- 00:00
Settings
Space start or pause · R reset · F full screen
What this one is for
- Standard pre-meeting countdown
- Readable across a room
- Clear finishing alarm
Five minutes holds a room before a session starts, caps a break, or gives a class a visible deadline for finishing something. It opens at 5:00; change that with the chips under the dial.
Worth knowing
- The standard hold before a session starts or a break ends.
- Long enough for lightning talks, short enough that nobody drifts away.
- Say what happens at zero before you start it.
Getting the most from the 5 minute countdown
- Put it where the room can see itFull screen with F, or share the tab in a call. Everyone working to the same visible number removes the awkwardness.
- Say what happens at zeroA countdown without a stated consequence is decoration. Announce it before you start.
- Extend it openly if you mustThe plus one minute button adds time without resetting, so the room can see exactly what changed.
Related timers
- Countdown Timer
- 10 Minute Countdown
- 15 Minute Countdown
- 20 Minute Countdown
- 30 Minute Countdown
- 45 Minute Countdown
- 60 Minute Countdown
- 1 Hour Countdown
Questions people ask
What is a 5 minute countdown used for?
Holding a room before a session starts, capping a break, running lightning talks, or giving a class five minutes to finish a task.
Does it keep time if I switch tabs?
Yes. It reads the system clock rather than counting frames, so a background tab or a locked screen will not make it drift.
Can I read the 5 minute countdown from across a room?
Yes. Full screen scales the digits to fill the display, which stays legible from the back of a classroom or the far side of a gym.