Examples of timer in a Sentence
He was the official timer for the race.
She set the timer on the oven for one hour.
The timer is set to go off in 15 minutes.
Recent Examples on the Web
They can be booked through the app, which displays a countdown timer for when each Icon is available.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 May 2024
Any reminders, timers, or alarms will still give you an alert in this mode.
—David Nield, WIRED, 3 May 2024
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 May 2024
Any reminders, timers, or alarms will still give you an alert in this mode.
—David Nield, WIRED, 3 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for timer
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timer. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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timer
noun
tim·er
ˈtī-mər 
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a
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: a clocklike device that turns something on or off at a set time or gives a signal at the end of a period of time
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