stopwatch
noun
stop·watch
ˈstäp-ˌwäch 
: a watch with a hand or a digital display that can be started and stopped at will for exact timing (as of a race)
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Not bad for a 75-year-old sport that originally relied solely upon one tool for decades: a stopwatch.
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Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 27 June 2025
His speed won’t light up stopwatches, and his 30 1/8-inch arms won’t bring smiles to the faces of scouts.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Neither the stopwatch nor Alonso’s body are telling him his choice could be close.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Mary Boulder is sitting next to me, and she’s got a stopwatch.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 27 June 2025
His speed won’t light up stopwatches, and his 30 1/8-inch arms won’t bring smiles to the faces of scouts.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Neither the stopwatch nor Alonso’s body are telling him his choice could be close.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Mary Boulder is sitting next to me, and she’s got a stopwatch.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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“Stopwatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopwatch. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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stopwatch
noun
stop·watch
ˈstäp-ˌwäch
: a watch having a hand or a digital display that can be started and stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
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