Set the timer to 98 minutes

How to use the online timer

Blocking out 98 minutes for exam prep only helps if you stick to it, and having a countdown running makes the session feel real instead of open-ended. Start the timer, break the stretch up with short pauses, and treat the final beep as the point where you stop, not just a suggestion. A defined finish line makes it easier to sit down and start in the first place.

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 kitchen timer only works in the kitchen, and a phone timer competes with texts, calls, and every other app fighting for your attention. Keeping the countdown in a browser tab sidesteps both problems: it goes wherever your laptop or phone goes, and it isn't trying to notify you about anything else. Minimise it, work on something else, and it'll be counting when you check back. Set a timer for 98 minutes, set the timer to 98 minutes, start a 98 minutes timer — it is the same countdown either way.