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 ? "0" + seconds : seconds; display.textContent = minutes + ":" + seconds; if (--timer < 0) {timer = duration;} }, 1000); } window.onload = function () { var session_max_time = 1440, display = document.querySelector('#time'); startTimer(session_max_time, display); };