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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Officials say more neighborhood drills are likely, but anyone can practice on their own with the help of a stopwatch and a little planning.
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The question is whether the rest of Pride’s skills catch up to the stopwatch.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
He’s gone from being driven by the stopwatch and trying to be better than others to simply driving around and having fun.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Quantified with power meters and stopwatches, every lung-searing effort was an imposition of my will on not just my body, but the world.
—James Hibbard, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The question is whether the rest of Pride’s skills catch up to the stopwatch.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
He’s gone from being driven by the stopwatch and trying to be better than others to simply driving around and having fun.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Quantified with power meters and stopwatches, every lung-searing effort was an imposition of my will on not just my body, but the world.
—James Hibbard, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stopwatch
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“Stopwatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopwatch. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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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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