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timer

noun as in chronometer

noun as in watch

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Although electronic chip timers record runners' completed laps, the unfinished final loop is measured - to three decimal places - by a race adjudicator with a wheel straight from a 1990s PE lesson.

From BBC

The parasocial relationship timer ran out when my sense of identity sharpened around 15.

From Salon

In addition to the explosives, authorities searched the older man's home and found timers, machetes and knives.

From Salon

Images shared online show a timer, which counts down to zero before normal functionality can resume.

From BBC

Once the balloons reached South Korean airspace, their timers released the plastic bags containing assorted rubbish, including scraps of used paper and cloth.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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