How to Use timer in a Sentence

timer

noun
  • She set the timer on the oven for one hour.
  • He was the official timer for the race.
  • The timer is set to go off in 15 minutes.
  • Set the timer and guess the price for each item on the list.
    Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Get out the jump ropes and set the timer to see who can jump the most.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2021
  • The brand notes that the battery will drain in timer mode.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Once the timer sounds, turn the heat off, but leave the pan covered.
    Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Flighty: Track your flight with a progress bar and a timer from the Lock Screen.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 14 Sep. 2022
  • When the timer goes off, pinchy pinching will stop the timer.
    Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Tap on the hourglass icon next to the name of an app to set a timer.
    Rachael Zisk, Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Now set the timer on your phone or on the stove to 5 minutes.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The clock starts with the release of the first pitch, and the round ends when the timer strikes zero.
    USA TODAY, 18 July 2022
  • On his decks, the timer was always counting down to the end of a track.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
  • On a 5 on 3, Hofer blasts a one-timer from just below the right dot.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Tap the timer at any point to pause solving and view the cover.
    Paolo Pasco, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Rice to put in the cooker with the timer set for breakfast.
    Tom Hanks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Here was the tourist strip just about every first-timer to the city comes to see.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Cover the pot and turn the heat to low, then set a timer for 4 minutes.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Set the programmable timer and let the slow cooker do the rest of the work.
    Kellie Speed, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Most of the dicussion had to do with the pitch clock or pitch timer.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Just as the timer runs out, the windows on the house shatter and the oven door clangs open.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The bomb worked on a timer and was hidden in a suitcase.
    Peter Bergen, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Just set the timer and drift off as dreams of sugarplums dance in your head.
    Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Can two part-timers do the job instead of one full-timer?
    Krystal Yates, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Taking One for the Team Yes, Lord help us, kitchen timers.
    Andrew Williams, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Two teams compete to grab prizes from the cage before the timer runs out.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Add the green beans to the boiling water and set a timer for 2 minutes.
    Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The unit’s timer feature can be set up to 40 days in advance.
    Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • Those bombs were identical and equipped with timers and bomb squads were able to defuse them.
    Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Others trappers swear by dying and waxing their traps like the old timers used to do.
    Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025

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