timer

🇺🇸 /ˈtaɪmər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtaɪmə(r)/
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noun
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A device that helps you keep track of time or that controls when something starts or stops.

The chef used a timer to make sure the cookies baked for exactly ten minutes.

translation

n. A device that helps you keep track of time or that controls when something starts or stops.

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Plural timers