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
The music comes from a digital file set to a timer and played through a large console covered in switches and a microphone housed at the base’s Security Forces unit.
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Christopher Spata, Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Then, set a timer and have your kids aim to beat their personal records.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 3 July 2024
It can be set on a timer or controlled through a Bluetooth connection app to open and close your curtains at any time of the day.
—Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
The app situation is gradually improving — alarms and sleep timers were both recently restored — but getting through to Sonos customer support can still take a very, very long time in the aftermath of the top-to-bottom software overhaul.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 14 June 2024
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Christopher Spata, Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Then, set a timer and have your kids aim to beat their personal records.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 3 July 2024
It can be set on a timer or controlled through a Bluetooth connection app to open and close your curtains at any time of the day.
—Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
The app situation is gradually improving — alarms and sleep timers were both recently restored — but getting through to Sonos customer support can still take a very, very long time in the aftermath of the top-to-bottom software overhaul.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 14 June 2024
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timer. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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