Thesaurus results for TIMER

timer

noun

ˈtī-mər

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as in clock

a device to measure time set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes

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Recent Examples of timer There are approximately 60 first-timers and returning members. —

Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 However, these appliances usually come with an automatic shutoff timer that will turn the stovetop off when the time is up or incase of a spill. —

Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 May 2026 In 1932, the inventor Alois Benjamin Saliger patented the Psycho-phone, a phonograph hooked up to a timer which could play recordings while a person was asleep. —

Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026 This usually runs $15 to $25 extra per month and covers the pump, motor and timer. —

Sharon Wu, USA Today, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for timer

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clock

Noun

The judges face a ticking clock as local election clerks prepare to finalize ballots for the August primaries by May 26 and decisions in the three cases are likely to come quickly.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Boston has a measly countdown clock outside Faneuil Hall and that’s it.

— Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026