as in clock
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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Prices range from first-timer single class at 30 euros or a four-class pack to test all the different formats at 120 euros, up to 10-class packages at 240 euros.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Set a 30, 60 or 90-minute timer so the noise doesn’t wake you up.
—Christopher Murray
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, 27 Oct. 2025
By the time all was said and done, 33 of us were signed up, including about a dozen first-timers.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
Choose from eight lighting modes—including twinkle, slow fade, steady glow, or flash—and even set an automatic shut-off timer.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Set a 30, 60 or 90-minute timer so the noise doesn’t wake you up.
—Christopher Murray
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, 27 Oct. 2025
By the time all was said and done, 33 of us were signed up, including about a dozen first-timers.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
Choose from eight lighting modes—including twinkle, slow fade, steady glow, or flash—and even set an automatic shut-off timer.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timer
clock
Noun
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And as Lynette said, there was a ticking clock.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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For his final two pieces—with cage, clock, backpack, and rope behind him—Hsieh distilled his medium to time itself.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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