6 minute timer

A free 6 minute timer that is ready the moment the page loads. Unlike a phone timer, it fills a laptop or kitchen screen and keeps counting in the tab title while you work. Also searched as 6 min timer, timer 6 minutes, 6 minute countdown.

What fits in 6 minutes

• Cooking: a soft-boiled egg with a runny yolk, fridge-cold and lowered into boiling water.
• Fitness: a six-move abs circuit, one minute per move, no rest.
• Study: one pass through a deck of flashcards before you look at the answers.
• Household: unloading the dishwasher and wiping the counters.
• Kids: a get-dressed countdown on school mornings, with the ring on the screen.

The soft-boiled egg method

1. Bring water to a rolling boil, enough to cover the eggs.
2. Lower in the eggs with a spoon and press Start.
3. At the alarm, move the eggs into cold water for one minute, then peel the top.

Want jammy or hard yolks instead? The egg timer page has the full table.

Tip: press 6 on your keyboard and the timer is set to six minutes without touching the mouse. Need one more or one less? Jump to the 5 minute timer or the 7 minute timer, or type any length into the countdown timer.

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