Excel Formulas to Count Times in a Specific Range ~ Easy Tricks!!
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Published: 2021-05-11 02:26:20

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Microsoft Excel provides several functions purposed for counting different kinds of cells, such as blanks or non-blanks, with number, date or text values, containing specific words or character, etc. In this article, we will focus on the simple formulas used to **count times in a specific range in Excel Office 365**. Let’s get into this article!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel**  from the following link: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)

[![Count times in a specific range](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Count-times-in-a-specific-range.png)](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-count-times-in-a-specific-range/count-times-in-a-specific-range/#main)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-38950">Count times in a specific range</figcaption>

## General Formula:

- You can use the below formula to count the number of times in a specific range.

**=[COUNTIFS](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-count-numbers-by-range-with-countifs-function/)(rng,”>=”&start,rng,”<“&end)**

## Syntax Explanations:

- **COUNTIFS** – The Excel [**COUNTIFS Function**](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-count-numbers-by-range-with-countifs-function/) will help to count the number of cells that meets multiple criteria or condition.
- **Range ** – It represents the input range from your worksheet.
- **Start**  – It represents the input range
- **End ** – It represents the ending date on your worksheet.
- **Comma symbol (,)** – It is a separator that helps to separate a list of values.
- **Parenthesis ()** – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.
- **Operators (“>=” , “<=”) **– These operators are used to compare two numbers and find large and small values.

## Practical Example:

Let’s consider the below example image.

- First, we will enter the input times in **Column B**.
- Here we are going to count times that occur within a certain range given in **Column E**.

![Input Range](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Input-Range-11.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-38947">Input Range</figcaption>

- Select any cell and type the above-given formula.

![Enter the formula](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Enter-the-formula-27.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-38946">Enter the formula</figcaption>

- Finally, press  **ENTER**  to get the result out, if you need, drag the fill handle over range to apply the formula.

![Result](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Result-27.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-38948">Result</figcaption>

## Verdict:

Here we have described the simple formula used to count **times in a specific range in Excel Office 365**. Hope you like it. Let me know if you have any **doubts** regarding this article or any other article on this site.

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