SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
timer
noun
A device that measures an interval or triggers an action after a set time.
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Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
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A Portrait in the Wrong Window · paragraph 6A device that measures an interval or triggers an action after a set time.
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See timer in use
The photographer set the timer and ran to join the group.
With the timer set to ten seconds, she had just enough time to join the picture.
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