How to use the online alarm clock
While you wait for the moment to leave for darts team training, a 7:27 pm alarm lets you stop repeatedly checking the clock. There are 33 minutes until 8:00 pm, enough time to gather your darts, check the venue details and be ready without drifting into another task.
Your darts team may practise in a lively pub or a quieter club room, so the alarm tone should suit where you are waiting. A softer sound can be enough at home, while a more persistent tone may help when conversation or television could mask a brief alert. Keep the volume audible and test it before relying on it. This browser alarm cannot sound after you leave the page or if your phone goes to sleep, so the darts training reminder may never reach you.
Before heading out on this evening, a light snack can fit comfortably into the wait, while a large meal is easier to leave until after training. Water or a usual soft drink can be prepared now; anything awkward to carry can stay at home. Placing the drink beside your darts also gives the remaining time a practical purpose and reduces the chance of leaving either behind.
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 7:27 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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