timer
noun /ˈtaɪmə(r)/
/ˈtaɪmər/
- (often in compounds) a device that is used to measure the time that something takes; a device that starts or stops a machine working at a particular time
enlarge image- an oven timer
- Once started, the timer runs for one minute.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTimer is used before these nouns:see also first-timer, full-timer, old-timer, part-timer, two-timer- switch
- egg
- kitchen
- oven
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