as in clock
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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Recent Examples of timer
The timer showed that the products were due to drop in seven hours, 56 minutes and 34 seconds at the time of Meghan’s post.
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 20 June 2025
Of the 65 breweries at the fest, 15 were first timers and 16 came from abroad.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
Even better, this candle comes with an automatic timer.
—Maya Handelsman, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2025
Key features: Rechargeable battery, LED bulbs, rotation possible, realistic imagery, additional disks available, disks compatible with some other projectors, lowest-ever price, near-silent motor, sleeper timer.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 6 June 2025
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 20 June 2025
Of the 65 breweries at the fest, 15 were first timers and 16 came from abroad.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
Even better, this candle comes with an automatic timer.
—Maya Handelsman, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2025
Key features: Rechargeable battery, LED bulbs, rotation possible, realistic imagery, additional disks available, disks compatible with some other projectors, lowest-ever price, near-silent motor, sleeper timer.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for timer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for timer
clock
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That point is underlined by a large countdown clock that investor/patron Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt) has placed in the kitchen.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The motif of the new season is a clock that Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt) unceremoniously plonks down in the kitchen, counting the number of hours until the restaurant runs out of funds.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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