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 WebThis Candle Warmer Lamp has an adjustable height for different candles, can be set to a timer, and even has a dimmer.—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024 Intuitive presets Integrated timer Double-sided scraper leaves no dough behind
What Could Be Better
Lacks an accessory port
This stand mixer rated highest across all of our tests.—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 17 June 2024 In addition to the number of first timers winning awards Sunday, this Tony Awards was also notable for the number of female directors who were nominated, with four in the category of best direction of a musical, including winner Danya Taymor, which has typically been dominated by men.—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2024 Voice assistants hold so much promise, but in the decade-plus since Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa first wormed their ways into our lives, their most compelling use is still setting timers.—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for timer
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