Online alarm clock for 7:59 pm
You are halfway through an evening job at home when you remember that you need to break off and collect your child from rugby training. An alarm for 7:59 pm gives you a clear stopping point just before 8:00 pm, leaving enough time to put down what you are doing, find your keys and head towards the rugby club without letting the task absorb your attention.
Your rugby training pickup depends on the alarm page remaining active while you work. If the page or browser is closed, or the phone or computer falls asleep, the alert will not sound and you may miss the moment to leave. Keep the page open in the foreground, leave the screen awake and check that the sound is audible. A separate phone alarm is a sensible backup if you cannot keep those conditions in place.
Collecting your child at this point in the evening may interrupt everyone else’s routine, especially if dinner is under way or younger children are settling down. Put your coat, keys and any spare rugby kit near the door beforehand, and tell the household that you will be leaving around 8:00 pm. You can then respond to the alarm quietly and avoid a last-minute search through shared rooms.
Common questions
Can I change the sound?
Yes, there is a short list of tones to pick from before you press Start. Softer sounds are easy to sleep through, so a firmer bell tends to be the safer choice for anything early in the morning.
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.
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