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The '''match timer''' is an element that displays the time remaining in a match on the top-right corner of the screen (top-center in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''). It can be toggled in [[Versus Mode]] matches and adjusted between 1 and 99 minutes (with thirty-second intervals for matches under two minutes in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'') in the [[Rules]] menu. It can also appear with predetermined time limits in [[Bonus Stage]]s, single-player modes, as well as on the [[Online Practice Stage]] when waiting in a lobby. The timer is formatted as <code>H:MM:SS.ss</code> (hours, minutes, seconds, centiseconds), with centiseconds introduced after ''Melee'' and hours introduced after ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''.

The '''pre-match timer''' appears before the start of a match, counting down from three before starting the match with "GO!". During this time, fighters make their [[on-screen appearance]], and the [[music]] track is displayed in the top left-hand corner starting with ''Brawl''. In ''Ultimate'', the [[versus splash screen]] appears prior to the match.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', the countdown uses a stoplight with lights activating from left to right. It first starts with a red light and lowers from off-screen, then each of the three amber lights activate as the seconds pass, and a blue light labeled "GO" lights up before the stoplight rises back up.

In ''Melee'', the countdown uses a meter, with a timer counting down as it rapidly depletes and the text "Ready". A variation of this, lacking the timer and on-screen appearances, is used during single-player modes such as [[All-Star]] and [[Adventure Mode: World of Light]] starting with ''Brawl''.

From ''Brawl'' onwards, the countdown uses large numbers, similarly to the final countdown timer, and has different colors for each of them: three (blue), two (green) and one (yellow). All numbers are red in ''Smash 4'', and then to flaming orange-red in ''Ultimate''. When "GO!" appears onscreen, it will have a different color depending on the game: vermilion (''Super Smash Bros.''), blackish-yellow, (''Melee''), brown (''Brawl''), silver (''Smash 3DS''), gold (''Smash for Wii U''), and flaming orange-red (''Ultimate'').

NessOnScreenAppearanceMelee.gif|In ''Melee'' and single-player modes since ''Brawl''.

The '''final countdown timer''' counts the last five seconds of a match, before ending the match with "TIME!" and either declaring a winner or commencing a [[Sudden Death]] match. In [[competitive play]], this event is usually referred to as a [[time out]]. In addition to versus matches, the timer appears in single-player modes like {{b|Race to the Finish|disambiguation}} and [[Trophy Rush]].

In ''Smash 64'', the announcer exclaims the timer with no visual aid. From ''Melee'' onwards, each remaining second is punctuated by a large number in the center of the screen, with each number getting subsequently larger (except in {{forwiiu}} and ''Ultimate''). Just like the pre-match timer and the "GO!" message, the numbers have a different color. In ''Melee'', the numbers are crimson before it was changed to red in ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', and then to silver in ''Ultimate''. The timer's appearance activates [[equipment]] with the Countdown bonus effect, and from ''Smash 4'' onwards, prevents [[Star KO]]s and [[Screen KO]]s from happening, except during the {{h2|End of Day|End of Day KO Glitch}}. This also applies to the [[Finish Zoom]] in ''Ultimate''.

MarioHomeRunContestMeleeLastSecond.jpg|In ''Melee''.

SSBM Timer.jpg|In ''Melee''.

*When there are only thirty seconds left in ''Smash 64'' or twenty seconds left in ''Melee'', the current music changes on some stages. This applies to five stages: {{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}}, {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}}, [[Mushroom Kingdom II]], [[Suzaku Castle]], and [[Moray Towers]].