Wake me up in 5 minutes

 

Leave this tab open — the alarm only rings while the tab stays open.

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How to use the online alarm clock

Five minutes is the length of a properly brewed pot of tea, a soft-boiled egg with a bit of margin, and the snooze button on almost every phone sold in Britain. It is short enough that setting an alarm feels excessive right up until the moment you forget entirely.

It also covers the small windows that punch above their weight: the last five minutes on a parking session, a face mask, a nappy change before leaving the house, or the gap between putting the toast down and needing to butter it. Because the interval is so brief, attention drifts long before the time is up.

Choosing this preset sets the alarm five minutes ahead of whatever the clock currently reads, with no arithmetic on your part. It is the shortest of the fixed options here and the one that gets used most often during an ordinary day.

Common questions

Is five minutes enough for a cup of tea to brew?

For a strong pot, yes — three to five minutes is the usual guide, so a five-minute alarm covers it comfortably.