diff --git a/src/lib/components/TimeInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/TimeInput.svelte
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/TimeInput.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import {
+		fiveMinuteOptions,
+		formatTime,
+		hmToMinutes,
+		parseTimeInput,
+		toHm
+	} from '$lib/schedule-utils';
+
+	// A reusable 12-hour clock input. Displays and accepts AM/PM times, offers
+	// the 5-minute options as suggestions, and allows typing any minute 00-59.
+	// Its value model is a 24-hour "HH:MM" string.
+	let {
+		value = '00:00',
+		label,
+		onchange,
+		onvalidity,
+		required = false,
+		disabled = false
+	}: {
+		value?: string;
+		label?: string;
+		onchange?: (value: string) => void;
+		onvalidity?: (valid: boolean) => void;
+		required?: boolean;
+		disabled?: boolean;
+	} = $props();
+
+	const inputId = $props.id();
+	const options = fiveMinuteOptions();
+
+	// While the user is typing we show their raw text (`editing`); otherwise we
+	// show the canonical 12-hour label derived from the 24-hour value.
+	let editing = $state<string | null>(null);
+	const valueMinutes = $derived(hmToMinutes(value) ?? 0);
+	const display = $derived(editing ?? formatTime(valueMinutes));
+	const error = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (editing === null) return '';
+		const result = parseTimeInput(editing);
+		return result.ok ? '' : result.error;
+	});
+
+	function handleInput(event: Event) {
+		const raw = (event.currentTarget as HTMLInputElement).value;
+		editing = raw;
+		const result = parseTimeInput(raw);
+		if (result.ok) {
+			onvalidity?.(true);
+			onchange?.(toHm(result.minutes));
+		} else {
+			onvalidity?.(false);
+		}
+	}
+
+	function handleBlur() {
+		if (editing === null) return;
+		const result = parseTimeInput(editing);
+		if (result.ok) {
+			// Drop back to the canonical label derived from the value.
+			editing = null;
+			onvalidity?.(true);
+		}
+	}
+
+	function handleFocus(event: FocusEvent) {
+		editing = (event.currentTarget as HTMLInputElement).value;
+	}
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+	{#if label}
+		<label for={inputId} class="text-sm font-medium text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-300">
+			{label}
+		</label>
+	{/if}
+	<input
+		id={inputId}
+		type="text"
+		inputmode="text"
+		autocomplete="off"
+		class="rounded-md border border-slate-300 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm text-slate-900 shadow-sm focus:border-indigo-500 focus:outline-none disabled:opacity-50 dark:border-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-900 dark:text-slate-100"
+		list={`${inputId}-options`}
+		{required}
+		{disabled}
+		aria-label={label}
+		aria-invalid={error ? 'true' : undefined}
+		aria-describedby={error ? `${inputId}-error` : undefined}
+		value={display}
+		oninput={handleInput}
+		onfocus={handleFocus}
+		onblur={handleBlur}
+	/>
+	<datalist id={`${inputId}-options`}>
+		{#each options as minutes (minutes)}
+			<option value={formatTime(minutes)}></option>
+		{/each}
+	</datalist>
+	{#if error}
+		<p id={`${inputId}-error`} role="alert" class="text-sm text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">
+			{error}
+		</p>
+	{/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/TimeInput.svelte.spec.ts b/src/lib/components/TimeInput.svelte.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2feff75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/TimeInput.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { page } from 'vitest/browser';
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
+import TimeInput from './TimeInput.svelte';
+
+function mount(props: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+	return render(TimeInput, { value: '07:05', label: 'Time', ...props });
+}
+
+async function type(text: string) {
+	const input = (await page.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Time' }).element()) as HTMLInputElement;
+	input.value = text;
+	input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }));
+}
+
+describe('TimeInput', () => {
+	it('displays the 24-hour value as a 12-hour label', async () => {
+		mount({ value: '21:05' });
+
+		await expect.element(page.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Time' })).toHaveValue('9:05 PM');
+	});
+
+	it('calls onchange with a 24-hour value for tolerant input', async () => {
+		const onchange = vi.fn();
+		mount({ onchange });
+
+		await type('7:05 pm');
+
+		expect(onchange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('19:05');
+	});
+
+	it('accepts typed minutes that are not 5-minute steps', async () => {
+		const onchange = vi.fn();
+		mount({ value: '00:00', onchange });
+
+		await type('7:07');
+
+		expect(onchange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('07:07');
+	});
+
+	it('accepts an hour with no minutes', async () => {
+		const onchange = vi.fn();
+		mount({ onchange });
+
+		await type('7pm');
+
+		expect(onchange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('19:00');
+	});
+
+	it('shows clear feedback and reports invalid input', async () => {
+		const onvalidity = vi.fn();
+		mount({ onvalidity });
+
+		await type('13:00 PM');
+
+		await expect.element(page.getByRole('alert')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(onvalidity).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
+	});
+
+	it('offers the 5-minute clock options', async () => {
+		mount();
+
+		const options = document.querySelectorAll('datalist option');
+		expect(options).toHaveLength((24 * 60) / 5);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/schedule-utils.spec.ts b/src/lib/schedule-utils.spec.ts
index afa03bd..8d27ef5 100644
--- a/src/lib/schedule-utils.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/schedule-utils.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import {
 	blockDuration,
 	blockSegments,
 	findOverlap,
+	fiveMinuteOptions,
 	formatTime,
+	hmToMinutes,
 	isOvernight,
+	parseTimeInput,
 	snapMinutes,
 	toHm,
 	validateBlock,
@@ -44,6 +47,52 @@ describe('toHm', () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe('hmToMinutes', () => {
+	it('parses 24-hour HH:MM strings', () => {
+		expect(hmToMinutes('00:00')).toBe(0);
+		expect(hmToMinutes('07:05')).toBe(7 * 60 + 5);
+		expect(hmToMinutes('23:59')).toBe(23 * 60 + 59);
+	});
+
+	it('rejects malformed or out-of-range values', () => {
+		expect(hmToMinutes('7:05')).toBeNull();
+		expect(hmToMinutes('24:00')).toBeNull();
+		expect(hmToMinutes('12:60')).toBeNull();
+		expect(hmToMinutes('')).toBeNull();
+	});
+});
+
+describe('parseTimeInput', () => {
+	it('parses tolerant 12-hour input', () => {
+		expect(parseTimeInput('7:05 pm')).toEqual({ ok: true, minutes: 19 * 60 + 5 });
+		expect(parseTimeInput('7:05PM')).toEqual({ ok: true, minutes: 19 * 60 + 5 });
+		expect(parseTimeInput('7pm')).toEqual({ ok: true, minutes: 19 * 60 });
+		expect(parseTimeInput('7:7')).toEqual({ ok: true, minutes: 7 * 60 + 7 });
+		expect(parseTimeInput('12:00 am')).toEqual({ ok: true, minutes: 0 });
+		expect(parseTimeInput('12:30 PM')).toEqual({ ok: true, minutes: 12 * 60 + 30 });
+		expect(parseTimeInput('11:59 pm')).toEqual({ ok: true, minutes: 23 * 60 + 59 });
+		expect(parseTimeInput('0:30')).toEqual({ ok: true, minutes: 30 });
+	});
+
+	it('rejects ambiguous or out-of-range input', () => {
+		expect(parseTimeInput('13:00 PM').ok).toBe(false);
+		expect(parseTimeInput('7:70').ok).toBe(false);
+		expect(parseTimeInput('25:00').ok).toBe(false);
+		expect(parseTimeInput('').ok).toBe(false);
+		expect(parseTimeInput('noon').ok).toBe(false);
+	});
+});
+
+describe('fiveMinuteOptions', () => {
+	it('lists every 5-minute step across the day', () => {
+		const options = fiveMinuteOptions();
+		expect(options[0]).toBe(0);
+		expect(options[1]).toBe(5);
+		expect(options[options.length - 1]).toBe(23 * 60 + 55);
+		expect(options).toHaveLength((24 * 60) / 5);
+	});
+});
+
 describe('snapMinutes', () => {
 	it('rounds to the nearest 15 minutes and clamps to the day', () => {
 		expect(snapMinutes(0)).toBe(0);
diff --git a/src/lib/schedule-utils.ts b/src/lib/schedule-utils.ts
index 2f16e65..935f470 100644
--- a/src/lib/schedule-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/schedule-utils.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,62 @@ export function toHm(minutes: number): string {
 	return `${String(hours).padStart(2, '0')}:${String(mins).padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse a 24-hour `HH:MM` string into minutes from midnight. Returns null when
+ * the input is not a valid 24-hour time.
+ */
+export function hmToMinutes(hm: string): number | null {
+	const match = /^(\d{2}):(\d{2})$/.exec(hm.trim());
+	if (!match) return null;
+	const hours = Number(match[1]);
+	const minutes = Number(match[2]);
+	if (hours > 23 || minutes > 59) return null;
+	return hours * 60 + minutes;
+}
+
+export type TimeInputResult = { ok: true; minutes: number } | { ok: false; error: string };
+
+/**
+ * Parse a user-typed 12-hour clock time into minutes from midnight. Tolerant of
+ * "7:05 pm", "7:05PM", "7pm", "7:7", "12:00 am". A period is optional; when
+ * present the hour must be 1-12, so "13:00 PM" is rejected. Minutes may be any
+ * value 00-59, not just the 5-minute steps.
+ */
+export function parseTimeInput(raw: string): TimeInputResult {
+	const text = raw.trim().toLowerCase();
+	if (!text) return { ok: false, error: 'Enter a time.' };
+
+	const match = /^(\d{1,2})(?::(\d{1,2}))?\s*(am|pm|a|p)?$/.exec(text);
+	if (!match) return { ok: false, error: 'Enter a time like 7:05 PM.' };
+
+	const hour = Number(match[1]);
+	const minute = match[2] === undefined ? 0 : Number(match[2]);
+	const period = match[3];
+
+	if (minute > 59) return { ok: false, error: 'Minutes must be 00-59.' };
+
+	if (period) {
+		if (hour < 1 || hour > 12) {
+			return { ok: false, error: 'Hour must be 1-12 when AM/PM is given.' };
+		}
+		const isPm = period === 'pm' || period === 'p';
+		const hours24 = (hour % 12) + (isPm ? 12 : 0);
+		return { ok: true, minutes: hours24 * 60 + minute };
+	}
+
+	if (hour > 23) return { ok: false, error: 'Hour must be 0-23.' };
+	return { ok: true, minutes: hour * 60 + minute };
+}
+
+/** The 5-minute clock options (00:00, 00:05, ..., 23:55) in play order. */
+export function fiveMinuteOptions(): number[] {
+	const options: number[] = [];
+	for (let minutes = 0; minutes < MINUTES_PER_DAY; minutes += 5) {
+		options.push(minutes);
+	}
+	return options;
+}
+
 /** Snap a minute value to the nearest `SNAP_MINUTES` interval, clamped to 24h. */
 export function snapMinutes(minutes: number): number {
 	const snapped = Math.round(minutes / SNAP_MINUTES) * SNAP_MINUTES;