stopwatch

Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bedsheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant home services, transforming a traditionally word-of-mouth sector and promising better pay.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

This includes the stopwatch he used when songwriting, his 1988 British passport, and post-it note conversations with his archive team about items he chose to retain.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

I may be wrong about this, I didn’t have a stopwatch, but Ms. Hynes does receive top billing over Ms. Purvis in each episode’s opening credits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

The persistent, rhythmic ticking of the “60 Minutes” stopwatch is like the heartbeat of American investigative journalism.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026

Mr. Brisbane got out a stopwatch to time me on my runs and they made bets on how long it would take me to get from start to finish.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

In the church, Ferrari and his workers have their stopwatches out to time the Maserati.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

Even among the irrepressible talents of his co-stars, Perry stood out, for a rubbery, heedless way with physical comedy and a split-second timing that most stopwatches would envy.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

Discovering how workers could perform more efficiently often meant timing their movements with stopwatches to make sure they did not attach parts or move levers inefficiently.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Jackson — still wearing a helmet and pads — lined up on one end, and Flores and two assistants stood with stopwatches alongside a designated finish line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2022

Two coaches hurried up, gaping at their stopwatches, on which they had clocked his final lap.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand