as in clock
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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The other four items further dropped in price when the timer ran out.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Work like your life depends on it until the timer goes off.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Patek Philippe divides its current collection into complications (world timers, chronographs, and annual calendars) and grand complications (perpetual calendars, tourbillons, chiming watches, and so on).
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Kitchen Cooking Timer Tomato $9 Amazon Ditch your boring phone timer for something with a lot more personality.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Work like your life depends on it until the timer goes off.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Patek Philippe divides its current collection into complications (world timers, chronographs, and annual calendars) and grand complications (perpetual calendars, tourbillons, chiming watches, and so on).
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Kitchen Cooking Timer Tomato $9 Amazon Ditch your boring phone timer for something with a lot more personality.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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