# Creating a Time Tracker

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-a-time-tracker/6006>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [March 28, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-a-time-tracker/6006 "2020-03-28T04:35:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-a-time-tracker/6006/1 "2020-03-28T04:35:28Z")

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I’m creating an app that tracks feedings and sleep for babies. I’m working out the best way to create a time tracker similar to the image attached.

In the screenshot, the tracker allows you to start a timer, pause it and edit the entry.

I know Glide doesn’t currently have a timer feature, but was hoping there was a work around for triggering a timestamp to create a similar function.

If anyone has any thoughts, it would be much appreciated. I’ll update the thread as I work through the app and the final solution.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/6/65074a701f1360eb2ba30769cabda8e94e888fec.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-a-time-tracker/6006/2 "2020-03-29T16:45:28Z")

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Add/Edit/Form screens have a date time special value. You could add a form button and submit the current date/time. Then do some math in the back end to calculate the duration. A Zapier button action could probably record a date/time as well.

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**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-a-time-tracker/6006/3 "2020-03-29T23:56:10Z")

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Thanks @Jeff_Hager.

I was hoping that there could be a work around specifically for the stop watch feature, but the date time special value seems like the best solution from what I’ve been playing around with so far.

 ![Screenshot 3-29-2020 7-55-38 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/d/d7040c9835e801178a222a22119f09df3bec41e2.png)

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**Author:** ![Cmstewart42](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/cmstewart42/32/7319_2.png) [@Cmstewart42](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Cmstewart42)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-a-time-tracker/6006/4 "2021-07-15T04:56:57Z")

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@Lisa Did you end up figuring this out?