Typing Time Calculator
By Abhishek · Reviewed by The Ai-TypingTest Editorial Team · Last reviewed
25 min
Typing time
1,000 words ÷ 40 WPM = 25 minutes of continuous typing. Real documents take longer — add time for thinking, formatting and checking.
Typing time table
| Words | 30 WPM | 40 WPM | 60 WPM | 80 WPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 8 min | 6 min | 4 min | 3 min |
| 500 | 17 min | 13 min | 8 min | 6 min |
| 1,000 | 33 min | 25 min | 17 min | 13 min |
| 1,500 | 50 min | 38 min | 25 min | 19 min |
| 2,000 | 1 h 7 min | 50 min | 33 min | 25 min |
| 3,000 | 1 h 40 min | 1 h 15 min | 50 min | 38 min |
| 5,000 | 2 h 47 min | 2 h 5 min | 1 h 23 min | 1 h 3 min |
What speed are you?
Find out with a 1-minute test or a steadier 5-minute test. For transcription, remember audio takes longer than its running time: an hour of clear audio is often three to four hours of work.
Frequently asked questions
25 minutes at 40 WPM, about 17 minutes at 60 WPM and 12.5 minutes at 80 WPM — of continuous typing. Writing from scratch takes much longer.
12.5 minutes at 40 WPM, about 8 minutes at 60 WPM.
Your WPM × 60. At 40 WPM that is 2,400 words of continuous copy typing.
The calculator measures typing only. Composing, editing and checking typically take two to four times as long as the typing itself.