timer

/ˈtaɪmɚ/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

flat, fragrant, internal, new, old, silent

I set the oven timer and waited for the fragrant bread to finish baking.

VERB + TIMER

activated, become, connected, set, start, started, stopped

I set the timer for twenty minutes before putting the cake in the oven.

PREP.

down, from, off, on

I set the timer on the oven for twenty minutes before starting dinner.

noun

Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.

start the timer when you hear the gunshot

Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.

noun

One who has done something a certain number of times.

third-timer

One characterized by a certain time or time frame, such as their work hours.

noun — (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed

start the timer when you hear the gunshot

Wiktionary

third-timer

Wiktionary

He's an old timer.

Tatoeba · #2316

I only figured on staying with this company a little while when I started, but before I knew it I'd become an old timer here.

Tatoeba · #241507

The toaster-oven's timer rings. The fragrant smell of well toasted bread.

Tatoeba · #326891

The button battery in the PC's internal timer has gone flat.

Tatoeba · #329695

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