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An assessment’s duration is the sum of the timers on its tests and questions. Equip calculates this for you and shows it as the Estimated Assessment Duration in the Test Order tab. There is no single time limit for the whole assessment.

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How Duration Is Calculated

Every question in Equip’s question bank has a timer associated with it. When you build an assessment, Equip adds up these timers across all tests and displays the Estimated Assessment Duration in the Test Order tab of the assessment builder. Time limits apply at the test or question level, depending on the test type:
There is no assessment-level time limit. Candidates attempt tests one by one and can take breaks between tests, so the exact end time of an assessment cannot be controlled. See Time Limits for details.
If you add a Custom Test to your assessment without setting a timer for every question, the Estimated Assessment Duration may not match how long candidates actually take.

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Planning Assessment Length

Some tests have predictable durations, which helps you plan the overall length of your assessment: For quizzes, duration scales with the number of questions you configure per skill. An Equip Content quiz can hold up to 25 questions, and you can add multiple quizzes if you need more. See Question Limits for the caps per test type.
Assessment duration is separate from the start window. The “Cannot Start Before” and “Cannot Start After” settings control when candidates may begin, not how long they get once they start. See Assessment Settings.

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Changing Test Durations

Timers on Equip Content are fixed and cannot be edited. Timers on Custom Tests are fully under your control: you set a time per question for one-by-one quizzes, or a time for the whole test for all-at-once quizzes. To adjust the overall duration of an assessment:
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Open the assessment builder

From the Recruiter Dashboard, open your assessment’s settings. The builder shows the Tests, Test Order, and Settings tabs.
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Add or remove content in the Tests tab

With Equip Content, change the duration by adding or removing tests, or by adjusting the number of questions per skill. Fewer questions means a shorter assessment.
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Edit timers on Custom Tests

For a Custom Test, set or change the timer on each question, or on the whole test for all-at-once quizzes. Saved changes apply immediately to candidates who attempt after the change.
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Check the new estimate

Open the Test Order tab to see the updated Estimated Assessment Duration.
You can freely mix Equip Content and Custom Tests in the same assessment. Use Equip’s battle-tested questions with fixed timers, and add a Custom Test wherever you need full control over timing.