timer

Example Sentences

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Again, the egg timer really works only in a single direction.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

But there’s nothing like listening to your tiny baby screaming on the other side of the door while waiting for a timer to go off so you can go comfort them.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

"I started doing it on my granny's kitchen floor and begged my mum for a timer mat and cup," Ivy said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

He found that ratios in the middle of their historical distribution conveyed little information of value to a market timer; only extremely high or extremely low readings were worth following.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

He opens the microwave—for the pizza, I guess— slams it closed, then beep-beeps the timer.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson