What a 3 Minute timer is good for
- Instant noodles and cup soups, which mostly say three minutes on the lid.
- Boxing and bag work: a professional round lasts three minutes.
- Black tea, which usually steeps for three to five minutes.
Press Start and the countdown runs for exactly 3 minutes. It shows in the tab title too, so you can work in another tab and still see the time left. When it reaches zero, a gentle alarm plays and the dial flashes until you stop it.
Other timer lengths
- 1 Minute Timer
- 2 Minute Timer
- 3 Minute Timer
- 5 Minute Timer
- 10 Minute Timer
- 15 Minute Timer
- 20 Minute Timer
- 25 Minute Timer
- 30 Minute Timer
- 45 Minute Timer
- 1 Hour Timer
- 90 Minute Timer
- 2 Hour Timer
Planning your rest as well? The sleep cycle calculator finds a bedtime that ends on a full cycle. For split times, open the stopwatch.
Frequently asked questions
How many seconds are in a 3 Minute timer?
180 seconds. The 3 Minute timer counts them down from 03:00 and plays an alarm at zero.
Will the 3 Minute timer ring if I switch tabs?
Yes. The timer works from the moment it should end, not from ticks, and the alarm is scheduled on the browser's audio clock, which keeps running in background tabs. Keep the sound on and the tab open.
Can I change the 3 Minute timer to a different length?
Yes. The hours, minutes and seconds fields and the presets work as usual. This page only starts at 3 minutes; every other length is one tap away, or open one of the timers linked below.