How to use the online alarm clock
As you hand the cricket run over to someone else, a 4:47 pm alarm gives them a clear cue to collect your child and leave for training. The timing creates a useful checkpoint before 5:00 pm: enough space to confirm the kit, meeting place and who is driving without turning the handover into a rushed exchange.
A cricket handover can easily happen amid conversation, television or kitchen noise, so the chosen signal needs to be clearly audible at the volume already set on the phone or computer. A quick sound check can reveal whether background noise masks it. The browser must remain open and the device awake; otherwise no alarm will sound, and your child’s training pickup could be missed.
The drive to cricket in the late afternoon may begin in a warm car that has been sitting outside, even on a fairly mild British day. Allowing the air conditioning a moment to settle before departure can make the journey more comfortable, while keeping a jumper within reach avoids an overly chilly ride once the cabin cools. At 4:47 pm, having the kit and a drink beside the door also reduces time spent moving between the warm house and the car.
Common questions
Will it still be right when the clocks change?
Yes. It reads your device's local clock, so the move between GMT and BST at the end of March and October is picked up automatically, as long as the computer's date, time and time zone are set correctly.
Can I use this on a phone?
It works in a mobile browser, but phones lock the screen and suspend background tabs far more readily than a laptop does, which can stop the alarm sounding. For anything important, a desktop or a plugged-in laptop is the steadier option.
Does the alarm still work if I close the tab?
No. Everything runs inside this page, so closing the tab — or quitting the browser altogether — ends the countdown there and then. Leaving it open in the background is all it asks, and switching to another tab makes no difference.
What happens if my laptop goes to sleep before 4:47 pm?
The tab sleeps along with it and the alarm will not sound on time, if at all. If you are relying on it, change the power settings so the machine stays awake, or keep a phone alarm running as well.
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