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Stopwatch

Time anything to a hundredth of a second and record laps.

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What is Online Stopwatch?

A stopwatch measures how much time passes between pressing start and pressing stop. It is used for sport, cooking, studying and any task you want to time.

What this tool does

Counts up from zero in hours, minutes, seconds and hundredths of a second. You can pause and resume it, record laps, and reset it.

How to use it

  1. Press Start.
  2. Press Lap to record a split time while it keeps running.
  3. Press Pause to stop, Resume to continue, or Reset to clear everything.

Did you know?

  • Handheld stopwatches have been used to time races since the 1800s; electronic timing took over for major sports events in the 1960s.
  • The timer reads the browser clock, so it stays accurate even if the page is slow to redraw.

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