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Timing Bread: Why Baking Is the Best Argument for Multiple Timers
Bread has more timing stages than almost anything else you can make. Here's how to set up a sequence that covers the whole bake without losing track of where you are.
Stop Rebuilding the Same Timers Every Day
If you're setting up the same timer sequence more than once, you're doing it wrong. Tempo's library lets you save any configuration and reload it in one click.
The Stopwatch Is More Useful Than You Think
Most people treat a stopwatch as a basic fallback. Tempo's stopwatch — with lap tracking and parallel running alongside countdowns — is a proper tool for timing open-ended work.
How to Run a Timed Remote Meeting Without Anyone Watching the Clock
The problem with timed remote meetings isn't the timing — it's that only one person can see the clock. Shared timer links fix that.
Why Naming Your Timers Changes How You Use Them
A timer that says '18:32' tells you how long is left. A timer that says 'Rice — 18:32' tells you what to do about it. The difference is more significant than it sounds.
Focus Mode: One Timer, Full Screen, Nothing Else
Most timer interfaces are designed to show you everything at once. Focus mode is designed to show you exactly one thing: what you're timing right now.
Timing a Classroom: How Teachers Use Multiple Timers
A classroom session has multiple concurrent timing needs — transitions, activities, group work, breaks. One timer isn't enough. Here's a setup that handles all of it.
Timing Board Games and Quiz Nights Without the Awkwardness
Enforcing time limits in social games is awkward when one person is holding the clock. A shared timer everyone can see fixes the dynamic entirely.
Alarm Mode: When You Need a Timer to Fire at a Specific Time
Countdowns are great when you know the duration. Alarm mode is for when you know the time — and the gap between now and then isn't the point.
Timers and Time Blindness: A Setup That Actually Helps
Time blindness isn't carelessness. It's a real difference in how time is perceived. External structure — specifically visible, named, parallel timers — is one of the most effective practical tools for managing it.
Why I Built a Timer App in 2026
I didn't set out to build a timer app. It happened the way most side projects do — out of genuine annoyance at something that should have been solved already.
Timer Chaining: The Feature That Changes How You Work
Most timers handle a single event. But most of what we actually need to time is a sequence. Timer chaining is how Tempo handles that.
How to Time a Presentation (and Stay Calm While Doing It)
A single countdown from 30:00 doesn't tell you if you're on track. Section-based timer sequences do. Here's how to set them up.
Shareable Timer Links: The Easiest Way to Sync With a Team
The moment a timer involves more than one person, the question is: who holds the clock? Shareable links are Tempo's answer.
The Pomodoro Technique Needs Better Tools
The Pomodoro Technique is simple in theory. In practice, most people implement it badly — not because the technique is flawed, but because the tools create unnecessary friction.
Picture-in-Picture Timers: Stay on Track Without Switching Tabs
The fundamental tension of using a timer while working: you need to know the time without being distracted by checking the time. Picture-in-Picture solves this.
How to Manage Multiple Cooking Timers Without Losing Your Mind
Cooking a multi-component meal is a timing problem. Here's how to stop juggling phone alarms and let named, parallel timers do the work.
Meal Prep Timing: How to Cook 6 Things at Once
Meal prep is a different challenge from everyday cooking. The timing complexity scales fast. Here's how to run a full prep day without losing track of anything.
How to Time Interval Training Without Staring at Your Phone
Interval training is fundamentally a timing problem. Here's how to set up a sequence that runs itself so you can focus on the workout.
The Problem With Browser Timers Nobody Talks About
If you've ever set a browser timer, walked away, and come back to find it reset to zero — you've hit the most common and least-discussed problem in timer apps.