2 hour timer
Two hours is 120 minutes — the length of many movies and the USDA's limit for leaving perishable food out.
Ready
Ends 2 hours after you press Start.
Keyboard: Space start or pause, R reset, F full screen.
2 hours in other units
- Minutes
- 120
- Seconds
- 7,200
- Share of a day
- 8.3%
- 1/12 of a day
- On the timer
- 2:00:00
What a 2 hour timer is good for
- Food safety. The USDA advises not leaving perishable food at room temperature for more than two hours, or one hour above 90°F.
- Movies and games. Many films and sports broadcasts fill about two hours.
- Parking limits. Two-hour parking zones are common in many US towns.
- Long study sessions. Two hours split into focus blocks with short breaks.
Other timers
About this timer
The countdown runs against your device's clock from the moment you press Start, so it stays accurate in a background tab. The line under the digits shows the local time it will end. Pick one of ten alarm sounds, all generated in your browser (hear them on the countdown sounds page), and use full screen to read the time from across a room. Need a different length? Set a custom timer.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I set a timer for 2 hours?
This page is already set to 2 hours. Press Start, or the Space bar, and the countdown begins; when it reaches zero, the alarm sounds and the page shows Time's up. Pause stops the clock and Reset takes it back to 2 hours.
How many minutes are in 2 hours?
120 minutes, or 7,200 seconds.
How long can food sit out?
The USDA's two-hour rule: perishable food shouldn't stay between 40°F and 140°F for more than two hours, or one hour when it's above 90°F. Start the timer when the food comes out of the fridge or oven.
Will the alarm go off if I switch tabs?
In most desktop browsers, yes. The countdown is worked out from the real clock, and the alarm is scheduled with the browser's sound engine when you press Start, so it stays on time in a background tab. Phones can pause web pages when the screen locks, so keep the screen on — the timer asks the browser to do that where it can — and turn the volume up.