timer beep

Oven's done chime

A timer beep is the sound a timer makes when it reaches zero or a set interval.

Kitchen timers, phone alarms, and microwave ovens all produce timer beeps to signal that time is up: I heard the timer beep and took the cookies out of the oven.

The phrase can refer to either the sound itself or the moment it occurs.

Related

kitchen · oven · microwave · reminder · stopwatch · clock · interval · seconds · annoying · shrill · piercing · snooze · alert · electronic · cooking · done · ready · urgent

Opposites
signal timing

timer beepstart signal

Cue to begin

starting gun

sound vs. silence

timer beepsilence

Total lack of sound

mute · silent mode · quiet · soundlessness

signal function

timer beepringtone

Phone's incoming call sound

doorbell · alarm · text alert · message tone · wake-up alarm

Family

timer, beep, time, timed, timing, times, timely, timeless, overtime

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G