time switch
Definition of time switch
British
: a device that can be set to turn something (such as a light) on or off at a certain time —often used after on The sprinkler is on a time switch.
From the M-W Editors
Word by Word Definitions
: the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration
: a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future
: leisure
: to arrange or set the time of : schedule
: to regulate (a watch) to keep correct time
: to set the tempo, speed, or duration of
: of or relating to time
: recording time
: timed to ignite or explode at a specific moment
: a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig
: an act of switching: such as
: a blow with a switch
: to strike or beat with or as if with a switch
: whisk, lash
: to turn from one railroad track to another : shunt
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