Question

i want to save the time when countDownTimer begin working, is there any method like onStart()?

timeToDirectAnswer = new CountDownTimer(25000, 1000) {

            @Override
            public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
            }

            @Override
            public void onFinish() {
            }
        };

Answer 1

The timer starts ticking the moment start() is called on it. You can get the current time wherever start() is called.