Google Calendar update lets you keep track of time you lose to meetings

• Google has unveiled a new color-coding system for Calendar events and activities.
• The new feature is meant to help you track time spent on meetings.
• It is available to business users, except for educational Workspace and personal Google accounts.

You will be able to keep track of time spent on meetings using a new tool in the Time Insights feature that will be added by the end of the year.

Time Insights displays the data on the right side of the panel, which shows the time you've spent on certain events. The number of times you've attended a meeting, the people on your call, and the amount of time you spent on a video conference software are included.

Adding color labels to events makes it easier to understand how you spend your time.

"We hope this breakdown feature will allow you to more easily track time spent on specific activities or strategic areas, such as project work, staff meetings, or meetings with specific colleagues and stakeholders," the company stated in a post.

You can name the events "Personal" or "Important" and then assign color labels to them. The time breakdown will be displayed on a chart within Time Insights.

By default, the feature is turned on. Go to "Time breakdown" within Time Insights and then select "by color." To add a color label to an event in the calendar grid, click on "ADD A LABEL" and right-click on it. If you click on Time insights in the left side panel, you will be able to see more insights.

Everyone can't use the tool. The Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Nonprofits tiers are the only ones where access is limited.

You're out of luck if you have a personal account or a subscription to any of the above.