Count and show Time since Washing machine is running

I’d write a Rule that triggers when the Switch turns ON.

Create a Number Item to store the Number of minutes and reset this Item to 0 when the Rule triggers.

In the Rule

MyNumberItem.postUpdate(0)

where MyNumberItem is the name of the Number Item you created.

Create a Design Pattern: Looping Timers that runs every minute and adds one to the Number Item.

Read the design pattern and come back with specific questions.

Create a JS transformation that converts the number of minutes to HH:MM format to be used in the Item’s label.

https://www.openhab.org/addons/transformations/javascript/

When the Switch turns OFF, cancel the looping timer.

See the design pattern