Time rounding automatically adjusts your Time Entries to consistent minute intervals – like 6 minutes for legal billing or 15 minutes for project work. Once enabled by an Account Admin, all Users will have their Time Entries rounded up when logged.
Setting up time rounding
Only Account Admins can configure time rounding for your MinuteDock Account.
Navigate to Account → Account Settings and scroll down to the Time Rounding section.
Check "Round time to" and enter your desired interval in minutes
Optionally check "Only round when logged from the timer" to limit rounding to logging time entries only
Click Save to apply the changes Account-wide
Logging vs editing rounding
The "Only round when logged from the timer" option controls when rounding is applied:
Unchecked: Time Entries are rounded both when logging new entries and when editing existing ones
Checked: Time Entries are only rounded when logging – editing existing entries won't apply rounding
💡 Tip: If you want to ensure that Time Entries are always kept to your chosen interval, then leave this unchecked. Otherwise, it will still be possible to edit Time Entries to any duration.
How rounding works
MinuteDock rounds up to your chosen interval. With 6-minute rounding:
2 minutes becomes 6 minutes
7 minutes becomes 12 minutes
12 minutes stays 12 minutes
⚡ Important: Extra seconds within your chosen interval are ignored rather than rounded up. For example, 6 minutes 39 seconds becomes 6 minutes, not 12 minutes.
Common rounding intervals
Different industries often use specific rounding standards. Here are some examples:
Legal and accounting: 6 minutes (0.1 hours) aligns with standard billing increments and decimal hour calculations.
Consulting and agencies: 15 minutes (0.25 hours) smooths out small variations while maintaining reasonable precision.
Project-based work: 30 minutes (0.5 hours) works well for strategic or high-level work where exact minutes matter less.
Custom intervals: Enter any number from 1 minute upwards to match your specific needs.
Things to keep in mind
Existing Time Entries
Turning on time rounding will only apply to Time Entries logged or changed going forward. Existing Time Entries entries will not update when you change time rounding settings.
Mobile apps
Time rounding works identically in MinuteDock's mobile apps using the same rules you've configured.
Re-docking behaviour
⚠️ Important: If you re-dock a rounded Time Entry on the same day to resume the timer, it keeps its rounded duration – the rounding won't be reversed.
Account-wide impact
Remember that time rounding applies to all Users in your Account. Consider discussing the change with your team so that they understand how it works.