1 Minute Timer

Press Start to count down 1 minute.

This free 1 minute timer counts down 1 minute with a shrinking red disc you can read at a glance. 1 minute is 60 seconds (sixty seconds). It is the go-to length for a plank hold, a quick classroom game round and the classic elevator pitch.

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What a 1 minute timer is good for

Sixty seconds feels short until you have to fill it. A one minute countdown is long enough to make a real effort and short enough that almost anyone will commit to it, which is why coaches, teachers and speaking trainers all lean on it.

Plank holds

A one minute plank is the standard first target for beginners. Watching the disc shrink helps you hold form instead of guessing how long is left.

Toothbrushing by quadrant

Dentists recommend two minutes in total, so one minute covers the top or bottom teeth. Children brushing with a parent can switch halves when the colour runs out.

The elevator pitch

Sixty seconds is the agreed length for an elevator pitch at networking events and start-up workshops. Rehearse until you finish with a few seconds of colour to spare.

Classroom game rounds

Quick-fire games such as naming words that start with one letter, or a one minute maths drill, run on a fixed minute so every team gets the same window.

To pace yourself, glance at the disc rather than the numbers. With the 1 minute timer running, half the colour has gone after 30 seconds, and when only a quarter is left you have 15 seconds to wrap up. Open fullscreen if the timer needs to be read across a room, and add a label so everyone knows what the 1 minute are for.

How to use the 1 minute timer

  1. It is ready

    The dial is already set to 1 minute. To change it, drag the disc, tap a preset or open Custom.

  2. Press Start

    Or press the Space bar. The red disc shrinks back towards 12 o’clock as the time runs down.

  3. Watch the disc

    Read the time left at a glance, or open fullscreen for a big dial that fills the screen.

  4. Time’s up

    Your alarm plays until you press Stop. Press Reset or R to run the same time again.

1 minute in other units

1 minute equals
Seconds60
Minutes1
Hours0.0167
Fraction of a day1/1440

Why use this timer

Why a visual timer helps

A shrinking disc turns time into something you can see. You read how much is left at a glance, without doing sums on a clock, and an invisible deadline feels less stressful when you can watch it approach. That is why visual timers are a staple in classrooms and are widely used by people with ADHD and autistic children and adults. Read our guide to using a visual timer, how it helps with ADHD time blindness, classroom transitions and autism.

Why this timer is accurate

The countdown is anchored to your device clock rather than counted in animation frames. It does not drift if you switch tabs or your screen sleeps: it keeps running in the background and still sounds the alarm on time. When you come back, the disc jumps straight to the correct position.

Frequently asked questions

There are 60 seconds in 1 minute. That is 0.0167 of an hour, or sixty seconds written out.

Short, intense efforts: a plank hold, a one minute maths drill, an elevator pitch rehearsal or one half of a child’s toothbrushing routine. It is also handy as a 1 minute warning before a longer task ends.

Yes. The 1 minute countdown is anchored to your device clock rather than counted frame by frame, so it stays accurate in a background tab and the alarm still fires when the 1 minute are up.

No. The 1 minute timer runs in your browser on phone, tablet and desktop. It is free, and there is no account, app or download.

Yes. Press the fullscreen button or the F key. The dial fills the screen, so the remaining part of the 1 minute is readable from the back of the room.

Yes, once this page has loaded. Nothing is sent over the network while the 1 minute count down, so a dropped connection will not stop the timer.

Dentists recommend two minutes twice a day. A 1 minute timer covers one half of the mouth, so run it twice, switching from top to bottom teeth when the disc empties.

Press Start again as soon as the alarm sounds to run back-to-back one minute rounds. Many people alternate a minute of work with a minute of rest using the same 1 minute timer.

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