2 Hour Timer

Press Start to count down 2 hours.

This free 2 hour timer counts down 2 hours with a shrinking red disc you can read at a glance. 2 hours is 7,200 seconds (seven thousand two hundred seconds), or 120 minutes. It covers a film, an exam, a slow roast and a revision session.

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What a 2 hour timer is good for

Two hours is a long countdown, and that is exactly why a visual timer helps. Seeing how much of the disc is left makes it easier to pace an exam, plan a revision session or decide when the film has to finish.

A film

Most films are under two hours, so this suits a film night with a fixed end.

A long exam

Practise a two hour exam with a break-down: check the disc at each quarter.

A slow roast

A two kilogram pork shoulder needs about two hours before resting.

A revision session

Two hours of revision with a ten minute break halfway is a steady morning.

To pace yourself, glance at the disc rather than the numbers. With the 2 hour timer running, half the colour has gone after 1 hour, and when only a quarter is left you have 30 minutes to wrap up. Open fullscreen if the timer needs to be read across a room, and add a label so everyone knows what the 2 hours are for.

How to use the 2 hour timer

  1. It is ready

    The dial is already set to 2 hours. 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.

2 hours in other units

2 hours equals
Seconds7,200
Minutes120
Hours2
Days0.0833
Fraction of a day1/12

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 7,200 seconds in 2 hours, which is 120 minutes.

A film night with a fixed end, pacing a two hour exam, slow-roasting a large joint or a long revision session with a mid-point break.

Yes. The 2 hour 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 2 hours are up.

No. The 2 hour 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 2 hours is readable from the back of the room.

Yes, once this page has loaded. Nothing is sent over the network while the 2 hours count down, so a dropped connection will not stop the timer.

One hundred and twenty minutes, or 7,200 seconds. The 120 Minute Timer is the same countdown.

When the 2 hours are up the disc is empty, the screen shows Time’s up! and your alarm plays until you press Stop. It stops by itself after five minutes.

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