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timer

[ tahy-mer ]

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noun

a person or thing that times. times.
a person who measures or records time. times.
a device for indicating or measuring elapsed time, times, as a stopwatch.
a device for controlling machinery, appliances, or the like, in a specified way at a predetermined time: times:
Please put the roast in the oven and set the timer to cook it for two hours.
(in an internal-combustion engine) a set of points actuated by a cam, which causes the spark for igniting the charge at the instant required.

timer

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noun

a device for measuring, recording, or indicating time
a switch or regulator that causes a mechanism to operate at a specific time or at predetermined intervals
a person or thing that times

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Word History and Origins

Origin of timer¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; time + -er ¹

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All of those are now working on a timer system and the buttons which launched the fake messages have been deactivated, he said.

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Roo shares videos of what she calls "one hour speed cleans", where she sets herself a 60-minute timer and attempts to get as much cleaning done as possible.

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She set a timer for certain math problems — so all students knew they were being challenged to pay attention and move quickly.

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He also recalled an incident where the "beep" of a timer was used to signal that one attack was to stop and another to start.

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Or using a timer with limits on how long each person’s shower should be.

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time-poor time-release

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