Add a meeting timer in Microsoft Teams Free

Applies To
Microsoft Teams personal

Keep your meetings organized and on schedule by using the built‑in timer found in Microsoft Teams Free meeting settings. 

Add a timer

Note

  • Meeting timer is only available for desktop and web.
  • The timer's limit is 99 minutes.

  1. During a Teams Free meeting, any meeting participant can open the More Teams settings and more button menu.

  2. Select Timer Button of a stopwatch from the menu.

  3. In the Timer Button of a stopwatch window, select a time and then select Start Button for the start button in Teams .

    • The time countdown begins, and the timer is visible to all meeting participants with presenter capabilities.
    • The timer also changes colors as the timer gets closer to zero.

  4. Once the timer has started, you can:

    • Reset the timer by selecting Reset timer Button of an arrow moving clockwise .
    • Pause the timer by selecting Pause timer Button of a pause button .
    • Under the Timer controls Button of a stopwatch , choose Edit to update the time. Select Start to resume your timer.
    • Under the Timer controls Button of a stopwatch , stop the timer by selecting Cancel timer.
    • Under the Timer controls Button of a stopwatch , you can add time to your timer.

  5. When the time reaches zero, the timer plays a sound and turns red, alerting the participants that time has ended.

  6. The timer continues to countdown time while showing the participants how much time has lapsed since time ran out.

  7. To end the timer, select Cancel timer.

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