Set the timer to 50 minutes

How to use the online timer

Most washing machines run their own clock, but setting 50 minutes as a backup means you're not stuck listening for the end buzzer from another room. Start it when you start the load, get on with something else around the house, and come back when it goes off instead of guessing whether the cycle's finished. It also works for the dryer, or for timing how long a stain needs to soak.

Using it is as simple as it sounds: hit Start and the countdown takes over from there. Keep the browser tab open while it runs, since the timer only keeps counting while the page stays loaded, and pause or reset it any time if your plans change. When time's up, a sound plays to let you know, so you don't need to keep glancing at the screen.

A mechanical timer needs to be wound and a phone timer needs the phone unlocked, but this one just needs the page you already have open. It sits inside your browser, ready whenever you are, and it's the same tool whether you're on a laptop or a tablet in the kitchen. Free, with nothing to install or sign into, it's built to get out of your way and count. People type this as set timer 50 minutes or timer for 50 minutes; both land here and start the same count.