# Track your time

**Category:** [Time Tracking](https://help.totalctrl.app/hc/totalctrl/totalctrl-help-center/en-US/categories/time-tracking)
**Updated:** 2026-08-19

Open *Time Tracking → My Time* to see your current week. You can add time three ways:
## Manual entry

Pick a project, add a description, enter hours and a date, and click **Log**.
## Live timer

Start a start/stop timer (on the mobile app, or embedded on an issue — see [tracking time on issues](track-time-on-issues)). Stopping the timer writes a time entry automatically.
## Submit for approval

When your week is complete, click **Submit for approval**. Your entries are bundled into a timesheet and sent to an approver. While submitted or approved, the week is locked from editing. If it's returned to you, you'll see the reason and can edit and resubmit.

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## Related Articles

- [Custom fields on time entries](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/timetracking-custom-fields-overview)
- [Filter, sort and group reports by a custom field](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/timetracking-reporting-custom-fields)
- [Approve and lock timesheets](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/approve-timesheets)
- [Filter, sort and group reports by a custom field](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/timetracking-reporting-custom-fields-1)
- [Custom fields in the API and AI tools](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/timetracking-custom-fields-api-1)

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