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Where to Set Time Limits

You set time limits while creating or editing a Custom Quiz. Timers live inside the quiz itself, not in the assessment settings.
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Open your Custom Quiz

From the Assessments Dashboard, open the Custom Tests section in the sidebar and select the quiz you want to edit.
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Set the timer

While adding or editing a question, set its timer along with its points and any negative points. If your quiz shows all questions at once, set a single time limit for the entire test instead. Then save the quiz.
Here is a short video walkthrough of setting the timer for a custom quiz:
If you are using Equip Content, every question already has a fixed timer that cannot be changed. See Time Limits on Equip for how those timers work.
Which timer you can set depends on the quiz’s display mode:
Importing questions from Excel? The template’s Time column accepts a value in seconds for each question, so you can set timers in bulk. See Import Questions from Excel.

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Per-Test Duration

An all-at-once quiz has a single countdown for the whole test. To control how long candidates spend on each question, switch the quiz to one-by-one mode instead.
There is no time limit for an entire assessment, only for the tests and questions inside it. If a custom test has questions without timers, the Estimated Assessment Duration can be inaccurate. See Assessment Duration for details.

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Switching Between Display Modes

Custom quizzes can switch between one-by-one and all-at-once modes at any time, and the time limit model switches with it.
Changes take effect as soon as you save. Candidates who start the quiz after you save will see the updated question flow and timers, so avoid switching modes in the middle of an active hiring drive.
For a deeper comparison of the two modes, see Quiz Display Modes.