10 Minute Timer

10 minutes at a glance

In seconds	600 seconds
In hours	0.1667 hours
In milliseconds	600,000 ms
Written as	00:10:00

On a timesheet 10 minutes is 0.1667 hours. In code it is 600,000 milliseconds, usually written 10 * 60 * 1000 rather than as the literal number.

What fits into 10 minutes

• A first meditation
• Tidying one room's surfaces
• Twenty flashcards, said aloud

Ten minutes is where a habit becomes plausible. It is the length most meditation apps start people at, the amount of tidying that visibly changes a room, and the block short enough that skipping it takes more effort than doing it.

Running a 10 minute block well

1. Name the one taskWrite it down in a sentence with a verb in it. A block that starts with 'what should I do' loses its first three minutes.
2. Remove the three usual exitsPhone in another room, unrelated tabs closed, drink already poured. Almost every abandoned block ends via one of those three.
3. Work to the alarm, not to doneIf the task finishes early, use the remainder to set up the next block rather than starting something new.
4. Write the next actionSpend the last thirty seconds noting where you got to. It is the difference between resuming in ten seconds and re-reading for four minutes.

It is also the standard interval for classroom transitions and the length of most well-run stand-ups, since ten minutes is roughly where a group conversation starts to lose its edge.

Other lengths

• 1 Minute TimerOne minute is a plank, a rinse of the kettle, a held…
• 2 Minute TimerTwo minutes is the classic tooth-brushing block and…
• 3 Minute TimerThree minutes covers a boxing round, a soft-boiled…
• 4 Minute TimerFour minutes is one full Tabata block: eight rounds…
• 5 Minute TimerFive minutes is the standard short break, and long…
• 6 Minute TimerSix minutes suits a mobility flow, a warm-up jog or…
• 7 Minute TimerSeven minutes is the length of the original…
• 8 Minute TimerEight minutes is two four-minute rounds, or one slow…
• 12 Minute TimerTwelve minutes covers a Cooper test run or three…
• 15 Minute TimerFifteen minutes is short enough to start without…
• 20 Minute TimerTwenty minutes is the nap length sleep researchers…

Need a little more or less time? Try the 8 minute timer or the 12 minute timer.

Questions people ask

Is ten minutes of exercise worth doing?

Yes. Research on short activity bouts consistently finds that ten minute blocks accumulate the same cardiovascular benefit as one longer session of equal total time, provided the effort is comparable.

How many seconds are in 10 minutes?

There are 600 seconds in 10 minutes, because every minute contains 60 seconds.

Can I pause the 10 minute timer and carry on?

Yes. The space bar or the pause button stops it where it is, and pressing again resumes from the same point rather than restarting at 10:00.

Does the countdown drift if I switch tabs?

No. It reads your device clock rather than counting animation frames, so a background tab, a locked screen or a slow connection cannot make it lose time.

Is the 10 minute timer free to use?

Yes, for personal and commercial use, with no sign-up and no limit. Use it in classrooms, gyms and streams without asking.