function startTimer(duration, display) { var timer = duration, minutes, seconds; setInterval(function () { minutes = parseInt(timer / 60, 10); seconds = parseInt(timer % 60, 10); // minutes = minutes < 10 ? "0" + minutes : minutes; seconds = seconds < 10 ? "" + seconds : seconds; // In "" should be 0 display.textContent = seconds; // Original with minutes // display.textContent = minutes + ":" + seconds; if (--timer < 0*60) { timer = duration; } }, 1000); } window.onload = function () { var fiveMinutes = 4 * 1, // 60 * 5 display = document.querySelector('#time'); startTimer(fiveMinutes, display); };