4 minute timer
Four minutes is the length of a Tabata workout: eight rounds of 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off.
Ready
Ends 4 minutes after you press Start.
Free, no sign-up — runs in your browser. Nothing you set is sent anywhere.
Keyboard: Space start or pause, R reset, F full screen.
4 minutes in other units
- Seconds
- 240
- Share of an hour
- 6.7%
- 1/15 of an hour
- On the timer
- 04:00
- Back to back
- 360 a day
- fit exactly into 24 hours
What a 4 minute timer is good for
- Tabata. Eight rounds of 20 seconds of hard effort and 10 seconds of rest add up to exactly four minutes.
- French press coffee. A common guide is to let the coffee steep for about four minutes before pressing.
- Quick quizzes. Set a short limit for a warm-up quiz or a round of mental arithmetic.
- Cool-downs. Walk or stretch for a few minutes after a run to let your heart rate come down.
The interval timer's Tabata preset counts the eight 20/10 rounds of a four-minute workout for you. Open the interval timer
Other timers
Timer modes
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 4 minutes?
This page is already set to 4 minutes. 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 4 minutes.
How many seconds are in 4 minutes?
240 seconds, or 1/15 of an hour.
Can I run a Tabata workout with this timer?
You can time the whole four minutes here. For the 20-second work and 10-second rest beeps, use the interval timer, which cycles through the rounds for you.
Will the alarm go off if I switch tabs or lock my phone?
In a background tab on a computer, 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. Phones often pause web pages while the screen is locked, so the sound may wait until you unlock; keep the screen on (the timer asks the browser to do that where it can) and the volume up. You can also turn on "Notify me when time's up" for a system notification. When you come back to the page, it shows the right state straight away.