Examples of timer in a Sentence
He was the official timer for the race.
She set the timer on the oven for one hour.
The timer is set to go off in 15 minutes.
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One timer New Waltham boys head coach Chris Maguire is giving father John Maguire plenty to be proud of, leading the program to its best start (9-0) in the power rankings era in his first year taking over for the retired Hall of Famer.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Another first-timer named Emma told me they’d only seen half the first episode a few days before the watch party.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
No timer, no workout plan, just… jump.
—Danielle Zickl, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026
Eighteen players are first-timers, including five on special teams.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timer. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
Kids Definition
timer
noun
tim·er
ˈtī-mər 
1
a
2
: a clocklike device that turns something on or off at a set time or gives a signal at the end of a period of time
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