# I need help **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [November 3, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help/4260 "2020-11-03T20:39:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![UnderwaterAstronaut](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/underwaterastronaut/32/2228_2.png) [@UnderwaterAstronaut](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnderwaterAstronaut)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help/4260/2 "2020-11-03T20:48:27Z")
i found this in the forum > [@Making a Stopwatch](https://forum.makecode.com/t/making-a-stopwatch/3814): > > MakeCode Arcade has a built-in countdown timer which works really well. It’s an easy way to add a timing element to your games. But, what if we wanted a stopwatch instead, where the timer counts up instead of down? @Dreadmask197 posed this question in a different thread, which inspired this post. I also think this would be a good opportunity to show an example of how to plan a project. For small projects that are familiar to you, you might get away with just jumping into the code. However, for … I haven’t fully checked it though so it might not be right for you so tell me if it isn’t! --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help/4260)._