Thesaurus results for TIMER

timer

noun

ˈtī-mər

Definition of timer

as in clock

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

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Recent Examples of timer Use App Limits and Downtime on iPhone or App timers and Focus mode on Android. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Each new lightning flash in the 8-mile radius resets the timer. — Chris Vagasky, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 This keeps it from feeling like a crowded tourist attraction, but the entry process can make visiting a little confusing for first-timers. — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026 White Cube, another first-timer, will show work by Christine Ay Tjoe, Danh Vo, Etel Adnan, Beatriz Milhazes, and others. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for timer

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clock

Noun

This followed a dramatic beat-the-clock moment when the FAA only gave approval for the Mission 14 flight two days before the scheduled launch.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
The sets have too many doors, the scenes have a delirious number of extras and the actors yell their lines over the distracting clatter of crackling fireplaces, beeping machines and ticking clocks.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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