as in clock
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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Recent Examples of timer
Just set the timer to the length of your blend, and the machine will turn itself off once it’s finished.
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Brittany Romano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
The event welcomes first-timers.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Set a timer between one and 12 hours and the warmer will automatically shut off.
—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, 7 Oct. 2025
Like the bomb planted on the train in Episode 3, it is both set to a timer and pressure-sensitive.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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Brittany Romano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
The event welcomes first-timers.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Set a timer between one and 12 hours and the warmer will automatically shut off.
—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, 7 Oct. 2025
Like the bomb planted on the train in Episode 3, it is both set to a timer and pressure-sensitive.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timer
clock
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The same chip technology could also be used for compact spectrometers, quantum devices, optical clocks, and next-generation LiDAR systems.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Israeli government approved and signed the deal overnight, local time, kicking off a 24-hour countdown clock during which time troops had to withdraw to a pre-determined position.—
Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling , Jennifer Griffin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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