Your 7:00 countdown is ready: press Start (or Space) and the alarm sounds after seven minutes. Use it for the popular 7 minute workout, soft pasta, quick tidy-ups and timed writing.
7:00
Ready
Presets
Shortcuts: Space start / pause · R reset · F fullscreen. Add ?m=6 to the address for a custom length. Keep this tab open; the countdown stays accurate in the background.
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How to use the 7 Minute Timer
Press Start or hit the Space bar. The 7:00 countdown begins immediately.
Want a reminder midway? Tick Soft chime at the halfway mark to hear a gentle chime at 3:30 left.
Fine-tune the length with the ± buttons or pick another preset.
Choose an alarm sound and volume, then press Play test sound to check you can hear it.
When time is up, press Stop alarm or Space. Press R to reset to 7:00.
How long is 7 minute?
Measure
7 Minute equals
Minutes
7 min
Seconds
420 s
Milliseconds
420,000 ms
Hours
0.1167 h
Share of a day
0.486% of a day
Walking at 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
about 0.58 km (0.36 mi)
Speaking at 130 words per minute
about 910 words
Reading at 230 words per minute
about 1,610 words
What you can do in 7 minute
Activity
Why 7 minute works
7 minute workout
12 exercises of 30 s with 10 s transitions take about 7 minutes
Fresh pasta / thin spaghetti
Many thinner dried pastas cook in about 7 minutes
Hard-ish egg
Around 7 minutes gives a firm white and a just-set yolk
Timed writing
A quick free-writing sprint to beat a blank page
Speech practice
About 900 spoken words at 130 words per minute
Tidy-up
One room, one timer, stop when it rings
How the countdown keeps exact time
When you press Start, the timer records the end moment as start time + 420,000 ms on the browser's monotonic clock (performance.now()). Every screen update subtracts the current time from that end moment instead of counting ticks, so a throttled background tab or a busy computer cannot make it fall behind. Pausing stores the time left, and Resume sets a new end moment that far in the future.
Frequently asked questions
How do I set a 7 minute timer?
It is already set to 7:00. Press Start or the Space bar and the alarm rings when it reaches 0:00.
How many seconds are in 7 minutes?
7 minutes is 420 seconds or 420,000 milliseconds, about 0.117 hours.
What is the 7 minute workout?
A circuit of 12 bodyweight exercises (jumping jacks, wall sit, push-ups, crunches and more), each done for 30 seconds with about 10 seconds of rest between them. Use the interval timer for automatic rounds.
When does the halfway chime play?
When it is switched on, it plays once at 3:30 left.
Can I pause and resume?
Yes. Press Pause or Space to stop the countdown and Resume to continue. R resets it to 7:00.
Can I open a different length?
Use the presets, the ±1 min buttons, or ?m= in the address (for example ?m=9).