Clock Face — 2:50 (Ten To 3) — free printable diagram

What time is 2:50 on a clock?

This clock face shows 2:50 — ten to three. The hour hand is between the 2 and the 3 and the minute hand points at the 10.

Digital time

2:50

In words

ten to three

24-hour clock

02:50 (am) or 14:50 (pm)

Minutes past the hour

50

Minutes to the next hour

10

Minute hand

on the 10

Hour hand

between the 2 and the 3

Angle between the hands

145°

• The minute hand points at the 10, and every number on a clock face is worth five minutes — so it shows 50 minutes past two.
• The hour hand is between the 2 and the 3, which tells you the hour has started but not finished.
• After half past we count backwards to the next hour, so 2:50 is read as "ten to three" — 10 minutes still to go until three o'clock.
• 2:50 can be said either way: "ten to three" or simply "two fifty".