How to Use timer in a Sentence

timer

noun

• She set the timer on the oven for one hour.
• He was the official timer for the race.
• The timer is set to go off in 15 minutes.
• Set the timer and guess the price for each item on the list.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022
• Get out the jump ropes and set the timer to see who can jump the most.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2021
• The brand notes that the battery will drain in timer mode.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
• Once the timer sounds, turn the heat off, but leave the pan covered.
  — Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2022
• Flighty: Track your flight with a progress bar and a timer from the Lock Screen.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 14 Sep. 2022
• When the timer goes off, pinchy pinching will stop the timer.
  — Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
• Tap on the hourglass icon next to the name of an app to set a timer.
  — Rachael Zisk, Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2020
• Now set the timer on your phone or on the stove to 5 minutes.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 25 Nov. 2020
• My kids were thrilled with the process—so odd, to set a timer, to not peek.
  — Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 5 Dec. 2019
• The clock starts with the release of the first pitch, and the round ends when the timer strikes zero.
  — USA TODAY, 18 July 2022
• On his decks, the timer was always counting down to the end of a track.
  — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
• On a 5 on 3, Hofer blasts a one-timer from just below the right dot.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2022
• Tap the timer at any point to pause solving and view the cover.
  — Paolo Pasco, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2022
• Reminders and timers are where the small stuff is a big deal.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 7 Jan. 2020
• Rice to put in the cooker with the timer set for breakfast.
  — Tom Hanks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2021
• Here was the tourist strip just about every first-timer to the city comes to see.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2020
• Cover the pot and turn the heat to low, then set a timer for 4 minutes.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
• Set the programmable timer and let the slow cooker do the rest of the work.
  — Kellie Speed, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2021
• Most of the dicussion had to do with the pitch clock or pitch timer.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022
• Just as the timer runs out, the windows on the house shatter and the oven door clangs open.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
• The bomb worked on a timer and was hidden in a suitcase.
  — Peter Bergen, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
• The artists don’t know the theme of their work until right before the timer starts.
  — Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
• Just set the timer and drift off as dreams of sugarplums dance in your head.
  — Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 1 Dec. 2020
• Can two part-timers do the job instead of one full-timer?
  — Krystal Yates, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
• Taking One for the Team Yes, Lord help us, kitchen timers.
  — Andrew Williams, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2024
• Set a timer for 20 minutes and treat commenting like a focused work session.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
• This tower fan oscillates 90 degrees and features four speeds and a timer.
  — Jené Luciani Sena , Caitlyn Martyn May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025