as in clock
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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Recent Examples of timer
Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and many other retailers have extended their discounts to today, but the countdown timers are ticking.
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
Set a timer, heat your pan, and let chemistry do its thing.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2026
Set a timer for two minutes (the perfect amount of time to make a coffee or apply light makeup).
—Claire West, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
When the gnocchi start to float, set a timer for 1 minute.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
Set a timer, heat your pan, and let chemistry do its thing.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2026
Set a timer for two minutes (the perfect amount of time to make a coffee or apply light makeup).
—Claire West, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
When the gnocchi start to float, set a timer for 1 minute.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for timer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timer
clock
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Changes — the pitch clock and ABS, in particular — have made the game more enjoyable.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Oddly enough, Lewis — bedeviled by a series of injuries that included two season-ending knee surgeries since even before his MLB clock started ticking — has been healthy and unproductive.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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