js get a timer code example

Example 1: countdown in js

function startTimer(duration, display) {
    var timer = duration, minutes, seconds;
    setInterval(function () {
        minutes = parseInt(timer / 60, 10);
        seconds = parseInt(timer % 60, 10);

        minutes = minutes < 10 ? "0" + minutes : minutes;
        seconds = seconds < 10 ? "0" + seconds : seconds;

        display.textContent = minutes + ":" + seconds;

        if (--timer < 0) {
            timer = duration;
        }
    }, 1000);
}

window.onload = function () {
    var fiveMinutes = 60 * 5,
        display = document.querySelector('#time');
    startTimer(fiveMinutes, display);
};

Example 2: How to make a timer in javascript

// this example takes 2 seconds to run
const start = Date.now();

// After a certain amount of time, run this to see how much time passed.
const milliseconds = Date.now() - start;

console.log('Seconds passed = ' + millis / 1000);
// Seconds passed = *Time passed*