timer

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtaɪmər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tīmər)

Collocations for "timer"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "timer" in context.

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timer

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
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  1. set a timer for the [cookies, brownies, lasagna]
  2. [an oven, a kitchen, an egg] timer
  3. set a timer for [twenty minutes]
  4. the timer is set for [twenty minutes]
  5. the timer is [going off, beeping, ringing]
  6. did the timer [go off] yet?
  7. still waiting for the timer to [go off]
  8. the timer is (already) [going, running]
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