Study Timer

A Pomodoro-style timer — 25 minutes of focus, then a 5-minute break, for four rounds.

How it works

1. Click “Start” to begin 25 minutes of focus (round 1 of 4).
2. When the focus session ends, a beep sounds and a 5-minute break starts.
3. After the break, the next focus round starts.
4. After round 4, the timer stops and shows that you are done.

Frequently asked questions

Can I pause the timer?

Yes. Click “Pause” at any time, then “Start” to carry on from where you stopped.

What if I need to start again?

Click “Reset” to go back to round 1 with a fresh 25 minutes.

Will I hear the beep?

The beep plays through your device speakers, so turn your sound on. If your browser blocks sound, the timer still shows “Time is up!” on screen.

What is the Study Timer?

The Study Timer is a Pomodoro-style timer for study sessions. Press “Start” and it counts down 25 minutes of focus, then sounds a beep and starts a 5-minute break. It repeats that pattern for four rounds — round 1 of 4, then 2, 3 and 4 — and after the fourth focus session it stops and shows that you are done. Four rounds of focused work with short breaks in between is a full study session, built without you having to watch the clock.

It is made for pupils revising for exams and for anyone who finds an open-ended study session hard to start. Twenty-five minutes is short enough to feel doable and long enough to get real work done, and the break that follows is earned rest rather than distraction. You can pause at any time and carry on from where you stopped, or reset to go back to round 1 with a fresh 25 minutes.

What you can use it for

The timer works best when each 25-minute round has one job attached to it, rather than a vague plan to “study”. Here are four ways to use it:

• Revision in rounds: give round 1 to maths, round 2 to English, round 3 to science and round 4 to history, so a full session covers four subjects with a break between each one.
• Getting started when you do not want to: promise yourself just one 25-minute round, and let the timer — not willpower — decide when the round ends. Starting is the hard part, and the timer makes starting small.
• Breaking up a long essay: spend round 1 planning, round 2 writing the first half, round 3 writing the second half, and round 4 checking and tidying, with a five-minute break to stretch between each stage.
• Phone-free study: put the phone away, press “Start”, and do not touch anything except your work until the beep — the timer gives the session a clear beginning and end.

Good to know

The beep plays through your device speakers, so turn your sound on before you start. If your browser blocks sound, the timer still shows “Time is up!” on screen, but you will need to be looking at the tab to notice it, so sound on is the safer option.

Keep the tab open while the timer runs. The timer counts down in the page, so closing the tab or navigating away stops the session. If you need to step away, press “Pause” first and “Start” again when you are back — the timer carries on from where it stopped.

Use the five-minute breaks properly: stand up, get water, look away from the screen. A break spent scrolling on a phone is not rest, and it makes the next 25 minutes harder to start. The break is short on purpose, so it refreshes you without breaking the habit of the session.

For a countdown you can set to any length in class, the Classroom Timer runs a single timed activity rather than four Pomodoro rounds. To organise the whole week around your study sessions, build a timetable with the Exam Revision Timetable Generator, and to put the plan on paper, the Printable Study Planner makes a weekly grid with tick boxes.

How long is a full four-round session?

One hundred and fifteen minutes — just under two hours. That is four 25-minute focus rounds, which add up to 100 minutes, plus three 5-minute breaks between the rounds, which add 15 minutes. There is no break after the fourth round: when it ends, the timer stops and shows that you are done.