timer

Definition

  • noun: a special watch that is used to measure the amount of time that is taken to finish a race, a test, etc.
  • noun: one that 'times'
  • often used after 'on'
  • synonyms: big ben, annalist, automatic switch

Examples

  • Some of the employees are 'full-timers', but most of them are part-timers.

  • Some of the employees are full-timers, but most of them are 'part-timers'.

  • It's good for 'old-timers' like me to have young people around.

Movie quotes

  • (..) - I don't know! A bomb starts beeping, that might signal a problem, you think? I'm just saying that it's a steady blinking light, which could be a timer of some kind. Unless it's signaling location. To who? We've got to call the central government for help! Optimus Prime. (..)
    2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction