Estimating how much longer it'll take to finish reading a document — an article, a report, a long email thread — based on how far you've already gotten helps decide whether you have time to finish now or should save it for later.
Paste the full text and adjust the slider to roughly indicate what percentage you've already read, and this tool calculates the total estimated reading time for the whole document, then shows how much of that time remains based on your progress.
This uses a standard average reading speed assumption to estimate total time, then simply calculates the remaining percentage of that total — useful as a quick gut-check before deciding whether to keep reading now or return to it later.
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Frequently asked questions
How is total reading time estimated?
The tool uses a standard average adult reading speed (roughly 200-250 words per minute) applied to the full text's word count to estimate total reading time.
Do I need to know my exact position, or just a rough estimate?
A rough estimate is fine — this tool is meant to give a quick, approximate sense of remaining time rather than a precise position tracker.