diff --git a/jarvis/skills/background_tasks.py b/jarvis/skills/background_tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e861e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jarvis/skills/background_tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from threading import Thread
+
+running_tasks = dict()
+
+
+def add_task(key, thread: Thread):
+    running_tasks[key] = thread
+    running_tasks[key].start()
+
+
+def remove_task(key):
+    del running_tasks[key]
+
+
+def contains_task(key):
+    if key in running_tasks.keys():
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def get_tasks_starting_with_in_name(starts_with):
+    matching = []
+
+    for key in running_tasks.keys():
+        if str(key).startswith(starts_with):
+            matching.append(key)
+
+    return matching
diff --git a/jarvis/skills/daily/timer/__init__.py b/jarvis/skills/daily/timer/__init__.py
index d5d1e9c..103964e 100644
--- a/jarvis/skills/daily/timer/__init__.py
+++ b/jarvis/skills/daily/timer/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import threading
+from time import time, sleep
+
 from lingua_franca.parse import extract_duration
 
-from jarvis.skills import Skill, SkillRegistering
+from jarvis.skills import Skill, SkillRegistering, background_tasks
 from jarvis.skills.decorators import intent_file_handler
 from jarvis.utils import languages_utils
 
@@ -12,12 +15,15 @@ class TimerSkill(Skill, metaclass=SkillRegistering):
     def register(self):
         super(TimerSkill, self).register()
 
-
     @intent_file_handler("start_timer.intent", "StartTimerIntent")
     def handle_start_timer(self, data):
         print(data)
+
+        timestamp_in_seconds = int(time())
+
         if 'duration' in data:
-            print(extract_duration(data['duration']), languages_utils.get_language())
+            duration = extract_duration(data['duration'], languages_utils.get_language())[0]
+            duration_in_seconds = int(duration.total_seconds())
 
             if 'name' in data:
                 print("Start timer for {} named {}".format(data['duration'], data['name']))
@@ -25,11 +31,42 @@ class TimerSkill(Skill, metaclass=SkillRegistering):
             else:
                 print("Start timer for {} without name".format(data['duration']))
                 # TODO : ask for name
-                pass
+
+                timer_thread_key = "timer_" + str(timestamp_in_seconds) + "_" + str(
+                    timestamp_in_seconds + duration_in_seconds)
+                background_tasks.add_task(
+                    timer_thread_key,
+                    threading.Thread(target=timer_thread, args=[duration_in_seconds, timer_thread_key]))
         else:
             print("No amount and/or time_unit")
         pass
 
+    @intent_file_handler("stop_timer.intent", "StopTimerIntent")
+    def handle_stop_timer(self, data):
+
+        if len(get_all_timers()) <= 1:
+            background_tasks.remove_task(get_all_timers()[0])
+
+        print("stop")
+
 
 def create_skill(data):
     return TimerSkill(data)
+
+
+def timer_thread(seconds, key):
+    print("Starting timer in thread for " + str(seconds) + "s")
+
+    while seconds > 0 and key in background_tasks.running_tasks.keys():
+        print(str(seconds))
+        seconds = seconds - 1
+        sleep(1)
+
+    if key not in background_tasks.running_tasks.keys():
+        print("Timer (" + key + ") killed!")
+    else:
+        print("End of timer!! BIP BIP BOUP BIP")
+
+
+def get_all_timers():
+    return background_tasks.get_tasks_starting_with_in_name("timer")
diff --git a/jarvis/skills/daily/timer/vocab/fr-fr/stop_timer.intent b/jarvis/skills/daily/timer/vocab/fr-fr/stop_timer.intent
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d427473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jarvis/skills/daily/timer/vocab/fr-fr/stop_timer.intent
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+(Arrête|Coupe|Stop) le (minuteur|timer) (de {duration})
+(Arrête|Coupe|Stop) le (minuteur|timer) (de {duration}) (nommé|appelé|qui s'appelle|et appelle le) {name}
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