# Thunkable X time (countdown)

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-time-countdown/1023076>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [December 5, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-time-countdown/1023076 "2020-12-05T19:22:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![rojroj101s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@rojroj101s](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rojroj101s)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-time-countdown/1023076/1 "2020-12-05T19:22:31Z")

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I need help creating a countdown timer. I want it to count down from 90 seconds . I know how to make it count up… I’m stuck and could use a little help please : )

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**Author:** ![Dean\_Artis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Dean\_Artis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Dean_Artis)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-time-countdown/1023076/2 "2020-12-05T20:38:01Z")

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Do basically the reverse of counting up. Instead of adding 1 to your label every second, start your label at 90 and reduce it by 1 until it hits 0. Then stop the clock.

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**Author:** ![rojroj101s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@rojroj101s](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rojroj101s)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-time-countdown/1023076/3 "2020-12-07T18:30:30Z")

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do you use the timer component?

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**Author:** ![rojroj101s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@rojroj101s](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rojroj101s)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-time-countdown/1023076/4 "2020-12-08T13:12:41Z")

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I know you can use a variable and change the variable by 1 and repeat the function from 1 to x amount of times. but this doesn’t seem like a good option and is susceptible to glitches I would think. Wouldn’t the timer component be more efficient… but I’m not sure how to make that count down… can it ?

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-time-countdown/1023076/5 "2024-11-08T12:19:55Z")

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