diff --git a/client/src/common/components/countdown/Countdown.jsx b/client/src/common/components/countdown/Countdown.jsx
index 8fcb76316..87220671c 100644
--- a/client/src/common/components/countdown/Countdown.jsx
+++ b/client/src/common/components/countdown/Countdown.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { memo, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { formatDisplay } from '../../dateConfig';
 import styles from './Countdown.module.css';
 
-const Countdown = ({ time, small, hideZeroHours }) => {
+const Countdown = ({ time, small, negative, hideZeroHours }) => {
   const [clock, setClock] = useState(time);
   let display = '-- : -- : --';
 
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ const Countdown = ({ time, small, hideZeroHours }) => {
 
   // prepare display string
   if (clock != null && !isNaN(clock))
-    display = formatDisplay(clock, hideZeroHours);
-
+    display = formatDisplay(Math.abs(clock), hideZeroHours);
+  const colour = negative ? '#ff7597' : '#fffffa';
   return (
-    <div className={small ? styles.countdownClockSmall : styles.countdownClock}>
+    <div
+      className={small ? styles.countdownClockSmall : styles.countdownClock}
+      style={{ color: colour }}
+    >
       {display}
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/client/src/common/components/myProgressBar/MyProgressBar.jsx b/client/src/common/components/myProgressBar/MyProgressBar.jsx
index 6d70be2e4..88b018cbd 100644
--- a/client/src/common/components/myProgressBar/MyProgressBar.jsx
+++ b/client/src/common/components/myProgressBar/MyProgressBar.jsx
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ import styles from './MyProgressBar.module.css';
 export default function MyProgressBar(props) {
   const { now, complete, showElapsed } = props;
   const percentComplete = showElapsed
-  ? clamp((100 - (now * 100) / complete + 2), 0, 100)
-  : clamp((now * 100) / complete - 2, 0, 100)
-
+  ? clamp((100 - (now * 100) / complete), 0, 100)
+  : clamp((now * 100) / complete, 0, 100)
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.progress}>
diff --git a/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.jsx b/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.jsx
index 3d74e69f8..9e331ce99 100644
--- a/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.jsx
+++ b/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export default function PlaybackControl() {
   const [playback, setPlayback] = useState(null);
   const [timer, setTimer] = useState({
     clock: null,
+    running: null,
     currentSeconds: null,
     startedAt: null,
     expectedFinish: null,
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ export default function PlaybackControl() {
 
   const started = stringFromMillis(timer.startedAt, true);
   const finish = stringFromMillis(timer.expectedFinish, true);
+  const isNegative = timer.running < 0;
+  const isDelayed = false;
+  const isRolling = false;
 
   const incrementProps = {
     size: 'sm',
@@ -99,11 +103,19 @@ export default function PlaybackControl() {
     _focus: { boxShadow: 'none' },
   };
 
+  console.log('debug timer', timer.running);
   return (
     <div className={style.mainContainer}>
       <div className={style.timeContainer}>
+        <div className={style.indicators}>
+          <div className={style.indRoll} />
+          <div
+            className={isNegative ? style.indNegativeActive : style.indNegative}
+          />
+          <div className={style.indDelay} />
+        </div>
         <div className={style.timer}>
-          <Countdown time={timer?.currentSeconds} small />
+          <Countdown time={timer?.running} small negative={isNegative} />
         </div>
         <div className={style.start}>
           <span className={style.tag}>Started at </span>
diff --git a/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.module.css b/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.module.css
index 99014c21f..ad5b3d3a0 100644
--- a/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.module.css
+++ b/client/src/features/control/PlaybackControl.module.css
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 .timeContainer {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-areas:
-    'clk clk btn'
-    'sta fin btn';
+    'ind clk clk btn'
+    '... sta fin btn';
   grid-template-rows: 1fr auto;
-  grid-template-columns: 2fr 2fr 22%;
+  grid-template-columns: 1.5em 2fr 2fr 22%;
   gap: 5px;
   justify-items: start;
 }
@@ -29,14 +29,55 @@
   grid-area: clk;
 }
 
+.indicators {
+  grid-area: ind;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: space-around;
+}
+
+.indRoll,
+.indDelay,
+.indNegative {
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.indRoll,
+.indDelay {
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  width: 0.8em;
+  height: 0.8em;
+}
+
+.indRollActive {
+  background-color: #2b6cb0;
+}
+
+.indNegative,
+.indNegativeActive {
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  width: 90%;
+  height: 0.3em
+}
+
+.indNegativeActive {
+  background-color: #ff7597;
+}
+
+.indDelayActive {
+  background-color: #dd6b20;
+}
+
 .btn {
   grid-area: btn;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: row;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 0.5em;
+  justify-content: space-around;
 }
 
 .minus {
diff --git a/server/classes/Timer.js b/server/classes/Timer.js
index c18f18c25..387436c64 100644
--- a/server/classes/Timer.js
+++ b/server/classes/Timer.js
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ class Timer {
   duration = null;
   current = null;
   _finishAt = null;
+  _finishedAt = null;
   _startedAt = null;
   _pausedAt = null;
   _pausedInterval = null;
   _pausedTotal = null;
-  _delays = null;
   state = 'stop';
 
   constructor() {}
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class Timer {
       this._pausedInterval = 0;
     }
     this._pausedTotal = 0;
-    this._delays = 0;
     this.update();
   }
 
@@ -52,13 +51,15 @@ class Timer {
     switch (this.state) {
       case 'start':
         // update current timer
-        this.current = Math.max(this._finishAt + this._pausedTotal - now, 0);
+        this.current =
+          this._startedAt + this.duration + this._pausedTotal - now;
+
+        if (this.current <= 0 && this._finishedAt == null)
+          this._finishedAt = now;
         break;
       case 'pause':
         // update paused time
-        if (this.current > 0) {
-          this._pausedInterval = now - this._pausedAt;
-        }
+        this._pausedInterval = now - this._pausedAt;
         break;
       case 'stop':
         // nothing here yet
@@ -86,18 +87,26 @@ class Timer {
   }
 
   _getExpectedFinish() {
-    if (this._finishAt == null) return null;
-    return this._finishAt + (this._pausedInterval + this._pausedTotal);
+    if (this._startedAt == null) return null;
+    if (this._finishedAt) return this._finishedAt;
+
+    return Math.max(
+      this._startedAt +
+        this.duration +
+        this._pausedInterval +
+        this._pausedTotal,
+      this._startedAt
+    );
   }
 
-  _resetTimers(resetDelay = true) {
+  _resetTimers() {
     this.current = this.duration;
     this._finishAt = null;
+    this._finishedAt = null;
     this._startedAt = null;
     this._pausedAt = null;
     this._pausedInterval = null;
     this._pausedTotal = null;
-    if (resetDelay) this._delays = null;
   }
 
   // get elapsed time
@@ -111,7 +120,8 @@ class Timer {
 
     return {
       clock: this.clock,
-      currentSeconds: Timer.toSeconds(this.current),
+      running: Timer.toSeconds(this.current),
+      currentSeconds: Timer.toSeconds(Math.max(this.current, 0)),
       durationSeconds: Timer.toSeconds(this.duration),
       expectedFinish: this._getExpectedFinish(),
       startedAt: this._startedAt,
@@ -129,7 +139,6 @@ class Timer {
   start() {
     // do we need to change
     if (this.state === 'start') return;
-    else if (this.duration <= 0) return;
     else if (this._startedAt == null) {
       // it hasnt started yet
       const now = this._getCurrentTime();
@@ -156,9 +165,7 @@ class Timer {
     // do we need to change
     if (this.state === 'pause') return;
 
-    // if there is already paused time (shouldnt)
     if (this._pausedInterval) {
-      console.log('TIMER: it was not paused and had pausedInterval');
       this._pausedTotal += this._pausedInterval;
       this._pausedInterval = null;
     }
@@ -177,20 +184,20 @@ class Timer {
     // clear all timers
     this._resetTimers();
 
+    // change state
     this.state = 'stop';
   }
 
   increment(amount) {
-    if (amount < 0) {
-      if (Math.abs(amount) > this.current) {
-        this._delays -= this.current;
-        this.current = 0;
-        this._finishAt = this._getCurrentTime();
-        return;
-      }
+    this.duration += amount;
+
+    if (amount < 0 && Math.abs(amount) > this.current) {
+      // if we will make the clock negative
+      this._finishedAt = this._getCurrentTime();
+    } else if (this.current < 0 && this.current + amount > 0) {
+      // clock will go from negative to positive
+      this._finishedAt = null;
     }
-    this._delays += amount;
-    this._finishAt += amount;
   }
 }