Parking lot review
12 minSegments
5
First
4:00
Total
12:00
A 12-minute parking lot timer with item review, triage, owners, follow-up, and close.
Capture off-topic items, triage, assign, and close
Free Parking Lot Timer
Use a parking lot timer for collecting off-topic items, triaging what matters, assigning owners, and choosing follow-up. Create an XTimer room when facilitators need a shared countdown for closing a meeting parking lot.
Built for this job
Facilitators can protect the main agenda while still respecting important side topics.
Parking lot items end with owners or follow-up decisions.
XTimer rooms support shared parking lot timers for workshops, retrospectives, and stakeholder meetings.
Current agenda item
Review items
1/5
4:00
Next
Triage
Total time
12:00
Use this setup in XTimer
Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?
Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.
Presets that match real work
Start from a timer people already understand.
Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.
Quick parking lot
5 minTotal
5 min
A 5-minute timer for closing a small parking lot list.
Owner pass
2 minTotal
2 min
A 2-minute timer for assigning owners to parking lot items.
Professional setup
Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.
Capture off-topic items without debating them immediately.
Reserve time near the end of the meeting to triage the list.
Assign owners only to items that need action.
Use an XTimer room when the parking lot list and timer should be visible together.
Frequently asked questions
What is a parking lot timer?
A parking lot timer structures review, triage, owner assignment, follow-up, and closeout for off-topic meeting items.
When should I use a parking lot in a meeting?
Use it when an important item appears but would derail the current agenda if discussed immediately.
Can workshop participants share the parking lot timer?
Yes. Create an XTimer room when facilitators and participants need one shared parking lot countdown.