Two hours on one screen
This page opens at 2:00:00 with the Numbers only display, the biggest digits the timer has, a ping ten minutes before the end and the Buzzer (loud) at zero. Two hours is long enough that you’ll look away, leave the room or start something else, so the page is set up to be read from a distance and heard from the next room.
Exams and study sessions
Many written exams and practice papers run for about two hours. Put the timer on a second screen or the classroom projector with Full screen (F) and let it run: the ten-minute ping is the time to check your answers and names, and the buzzer is pens down. For self-study, two hours is a long session: break it up with Repeat and a Break between rounds, or use the 1 hour timer twice with a break in between.
Parking, cooking and screen time
- Parking: a two-hour parking limit is common in town centres. Start the timer as you walk away, with the ping ten minutes before the end to get back. Keep the page on screen on a phone, or use your phone’s own timer, since phones can pause web pages.
- Cooking: slow roasts, braises and bread doughs often need about two hours. The ping gives you time to check the oven and start the sides.
- Screen time: for a two-hour limit on a game or a film, start the timer with the session; the ping is the “ten more minutes” warning.
Tips
Type a reminder in the Label box (“Back to the car”, “Pens down”) and it shows above the digits and in the tab title. Press + to add a minute without restarting, R to reset, and M to mute. For shorter blocks, use the 45 minute timer.