How to use the online alarm clock
Waking at 9:55 pm gives you only a brief moment to shake off sleep and collect your takeaway before the pub kitchen closes. Set the alarm for this exact time, then leave your coat, keys and payment card together so you can get moving without searching for anything. By 10:00 pm, staff may already be finishing for the night, so those five minutes are for getting out of the door rather than easing into the evening.
Your takeaway depends on a signal you can actually hear, so choose a volume that stands above the television, music or conversation in the room. Test it once from wherever you expect to be sleeping, as a tone that seems clear beside the phone can disappear into background noise across the room. Keep the alarm running and the phone awake; otherwise it may never sound, leaving your food behind when the pub kitchen shuts.
Late pub noise can change quickly around 9:55 pm: a lively bar may grow louder as people gather, while a quiet street can make an indoor alarm seem clearer than it really is. Put the phone close enough to hear but far enough away that you must sit up to silence it. If others are nearby, add vibration on a hard surface as a practical backup to the sound.
Common questions
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 9:55 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.
Do I need an account or an app?
Neither. Choose a time and a sound, press Start, and it runs in this browser tab. Nothing is downloaded, nothing is registered, and closing the page leaves nothing behind on the device.
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.
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