Google Meet added a timer: How to manage time and boost meeting efficiency online

Google continues to enhance its videoconferencing tool by adding a long-awaited feature: a built-in countdown timer directly within the Google Meet interface on the web.

This seemingly simple function has a significant impact on meeting culture: it helps teams stick to timeframes, ensures focus on the topic, and eliminates the perennial problem of dragged-out calls. If you ever promised a “quick 5-minute meeting,” now you have a tool to guarantee that promise is kept.

Time Management is a team's most valuable resource. The new Google Meet timer allows you to focus on priorities and achieve goals without wasting unnecessary minutes.

Using the timer for efficiency

The timer functionality is ideal for any situation requiring clear synchronisation and attention management:

Team synchronisation and stand-up meetings

• Perfect for daily stand-up meetings, ensuring each speaker has a clearly defined time slot (e.g., 2 minutes), which enhances accuracy and adherence to timing.
• Setting a time limit for discussing a specific issue to ensure its resolution without deviations.

Brainstorming and focused sessions

• Allows setting a clear limit for idea generation, stimulating quick and creative thinking.
• Use the timer to precisely adhere to promises of quick "5-minute" calls.

Google Workspace Premier Partner

Softprom is an active user and a Google Workspace Premier Partner. This means we don't just sell licenses; we deeply understand how these tools, including the new Meet timer, impact business processes.

By partnering with Softprom, you get more than just access to Google Workspace:

Our value: Your comfort and compliance

• Local payment: You can pay for licenses via non-cash bank transfer in your national currency.
• Full documentation package: Provision of a complete package of accounting documents in compliance with your country's legislation.
• Expertise: We are active users of all new features ourselves, ensuring high-quality support and consultation.