# Alarm clock on Glide

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/alarm-clock-on-glide/25772>\
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**Created:** [April 19, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alarm-clock-on-glide/25772 "2021-04-19T16:20:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 10:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alarm-clock-on-glide/25772/6 "2021-04-24T10:34:01Z")

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> [@Countdown timer not working](https://community.glideapps.com/t/countdown-timer-not-working/25984/2):
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> That’s how the [Stopwatch](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/components/input/stopwatch) component works. Once you start it, it keeps going until you stop or pause it.

I think you’re trying to put a square peg in a round hole, here.  
The stop watch counts up, not down. I don’t think it’s possible to use it like an alarm clock.  
In fact, I don’t think it’s possible to build alarm clock type functionality with Glide right now.  
Although Glide can trigger sounds, that can only be done with an action - so it requires that the user tap a button or some other component. There is currently no way in Glide to trigger actions based on time.

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