as in clock
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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Recent Examples of timer
The Eighties original is generally understood to be an old timer named Cranky Kong, with the modern tie-wearing bruiser being his grandson (per Nintendo’s marketing materials); in the middle, DK Jr. has all but disappeared entirely.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
Radioactive isotopes are trapped in the forming crystals, slowly decaying and providing a natural timer for the rock’s age.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Just then, Hattie’s refrigerator loudly buzzed like a timer on a game show.
—Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
In photographer and filmmaker Gabriel Moses’ debut short film, The Last Hour, a man wakes up to find he’s got a timer attached to his chest.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
Radioactive isotopes are trapped in the forming crystals, slowly decaying and providing a natural timer for the rock’s age.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Just then, Hattie’s refrigerator loudly buzzed like a timer on a game show.
—Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
In photographer and filmmaker Gabriel Moses’ debut short film, The Last Hour, a man wakes up to find he’s got a timer attached to his chest.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for timer
clock
Noun
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But with three short days predicted over the next few weeks by astronomers and clock watchers, this summer is something even more rare.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 July 2025
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The service clock was introduced largely because of Nadal’s lengthy rituals between points; Novak Djokovic has long been a master of the rope-a-dope: sowing doubts in a player’s mind about form, condition and mental state even if, underneath the antics, all is quiet.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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