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This timer counts down 4 minutes (240 seconds) and plays an alarm at zero. It is handy for a tabata block (8 rounds of 20 seconds work and 10 seconds rest is 4 minutes), steeping tea, or a short rest. It runs entirely in your browser: nothing is uploaded.
Press Start on this page. The 4 minute timer is already set to 04:00 and sounds an alarm when it reaches zero. Press Pause to stop it and Reset to start over.
Common uses are a tabata block (8 rounds of 20 seconds work and 10 seconds rest is 4 minutes), steeping tea, or a short rest.
Usually yes. The timer follows the clock, so it stays accurate in a background tab, and the remaining time shows in the tab title. Keep the page open until it finishes, because it cannot ring after you close it. Some browsers block sound until you have clicked on the page, which pressing Start counts as.
4 minutes are 240 seconds.
See also: All timers · 10 second timer · 15 second timer · Pomodoro timer · Stopwatch