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Timer stages and controls

Understand focus, break ready, break, and paused stages and what the main button does.

Last updated2026-07-14
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Five timer stages

StateDisplayMain action
Idle00:00Start focus
FocusElapsed timeNext or Pause
Break readySuggested breakStart break
BreakRemaining timeSkip
PausedPaused focus timeResume

How break time is calculated

FlowTime multiplies the previous focus duration by your break ratio. With the default 0.2 ratio, 50 minutes of focus suggests 10 minutes of rest.

Change the ratio and auto-start behavior in Settings. Changes apply to the next session.

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