# ⏰ Stopwatch!

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [November 23, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810 "2020-11-23T13:01:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810/25 "2021-12-07T01:42:42Z")

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I guess I need some help here. Is there a way to start a stopwatch without actually pressing the play button? Does setting a timestamp value to the start time column triggers a start?

Same question for @Darren_Alderman with what you did for this thread. Thank you!

> [@stopwatch Show Game Time / Timer (with a modified stopwatch)](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-game-time-timer-with-a-modified-stopwatch/34256):
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> Background My [#TeamSeas Matching Game](https://community.glideapps.com/t/card-match-game-glide-games-teamseas/33620) has a timer that shows your elapsed time playing the game. If your game time is fast enough, you make it on the leaderboard. play_button See in Action Tutorial A few people asked how I added the game timer, so I made this video to show you how: [[How to Add a Timer to Your Glide App (plus custom CSS styling)] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAqqIMlsWCk)play_button Use Custom CSS at your own risk grin

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