as in clock
a device to measure time
set the kitchen timer to 30 minutes
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More than half of the nominees (eight, to be exact) are first timers on the ballot: Bad Company, the Black Crowes, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Maná, Outkast and Phish.
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
So set a timer or use an app such as Pomodoro or Focus To-Do, which reminds you to pause after 55 minutes of work, Qualtieri told Health.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 12 Feb. 2025
Options include a summary of your daily activity, an overview of your sleep, an alarm, a timer, world clocks, cycle tracking, a calendar, and even a blood oxygen tile that allows for on-demand measurements.
—PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
The intrigue: While lots of wrestlers declare for the Royal Rumble, most of the competitors and their order of entry are kept a mystery, making every countdown of the timer more exciting.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
So set a timer or use an app such as Pomodoro or Focus To-Do, which reminds you to pause after 55 minutes of work, Qualtieri told Health.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 12 Feb. 2025
Options include a summary of your daily activity, an overview of your sleep, an alarm, a timer, world clocks, cycle tracking, a calendar, and even a blood oxygen tile that allows for on-demand measurements.
—PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
The intrigue: While lots of wrestlers declare for the Royal Rumble, most of the competitors and their order of entry are kept a mystery, making every countdown of the timer more exciting.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timer. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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