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 To our incredible cast of first-timers, people who had never acted before and never really imagined themselves on the big screen. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026 Sullivan and Hafley might be first-timers in their jobs. —

Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026 During the trials, the webcams were blocked with a pair of plastic shutters until the timer started, to ensure that the machine didn’t get a head start. —

Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026 Glaser will have emceed the show more times than any other host(s) save for Ricky Gervais, a five-timer, and the team of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, four-timers. —

Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for timer

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clock

Noun

Minnesota forced a shot-clock violation by Mississippi on the ensuing possession.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
To capture such tiny effects, the researchers point to atomic-clock systems as promising platforms.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026