[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/timer/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) / timer

# timer

noun (a timer, timers)

«timer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A timer is a device that measures how much time passes and often rings or beeps when a set time is over, like a kitchen timer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timer/#m1)
2. A timer can also turn a machine on or off automatically at a set time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timer/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths and science lessons, a timer or stopwatch measures how long things take in experiments and races; in class, a sand timer shows how long you have left. In cooking: set the timer for 20 minutes. In everyday life: oven timers, heating timers, game timers. Phrases: set a timer, the timer goes off, sand timer, egg timer.

### Examples

- Set the timer for ten minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timer/#x1)
- The timer beeped, so the cookies were ready. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timer/#x2)
- We used a timer to see who could run fastest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timer/#x3)
- The teacher turned over the sand timer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timer/#x4)
- The heating comes on with a timer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timer/#x5)
- The egg timer has sand in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timer/#x6)
- When the timer goes off, it is time to tidy up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timer/#x7)
- My phone has a timer for brushing my teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timer/#x8)

### Note

Countable. A timer counts down (or up) a time; a clock shows what the time is now. Maths: if the timer is set for 15 minutes at 3:50, it rings at 4:05.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «timer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«timer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/timer.html) on Mova free.