Set Timer for 8 Minutes

Why Set a Timer for 8 Minutes?

Eight minutes is the duration used in many popular "8-minute abs" and "8-minute stretching" routines. It is also the approximate time light takes to travel from the Sun to the Earth (8 minutes and 20 seconds). In cooking, 8 minutes is the ideal boiling time for a medium-boiled egg with a jammy, slightly soft yolk — firmer than soft-boiled but not fully set. Eight minutes also works well for timed journal writing, giving you enough time to develop thoughts without overthinking.

Best Uses for a 8 Minutes Timer

• Medium-boiled eggs (jammy yolk)
• Targeted ab or stretching routines
• Timed free-writing or journal entries
• Pasta cooking (al dente for many shapes)
• Quick yoga flow sequences
• Focused email processing sessions

How This Timer Works

Click Start and the countdown begins from 8 minutes to zero. A circular progress ring shrinks as time passes, giving you a visual sense of remaining time without needing to read the numbers. When the timer reaches zero, an audio alert plays to notify you.

You can pause and resume at any time, switch to fullscreen for a distraction-free view, or toggle the sound alert on and off. The keyboard shortcuts Space (start/pause) and R (reset) allow hands-free control.

Everything runs locally in your browser using your device's clock. No account, download, or internet connection is needed after the page loads. You can switch to other browser tabs and the timer will continue running in the background.