timers
Kitchen ding machines
Timers are devices or mechanisms that measure time intervals or trigger actions at predetermined moments.
Kitchen timers count down minutes for cooking.
Sports timers track elapsed time in competitions.
In computing, timers execute code after specified delays: Set a timer to refresh the data every five seconds.
Timer can also mean a person who times things: The official timers recorded each runner's finish.
Time limit for completion
- expirationEnd of validity
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- tickingRhythmic mechanical sound
zero-hour · launch · liftoff · buzzer · last-minute · eleventh-hour · suspense · anticipation
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- millisecondsThousandths of a second
- secondsTime units, or extras
- minutesSixty-second intervals
hours · synchronization · atomic · quartz · drift · resolution · split-second · exact
Electric signaling device
- beepShort electronic tone
- chimeMelodic bell sound
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- notificationFormal notice given
reminder · snooze · wake-up · ring · signal · warning · audible · vibration
Enforced waiting period
- presetConfigured before use
- programmableAble to accept instructions
- auto-offAutomatic power cessation
- scheduledArranged for specific time
stopwatch
Interval timing device
- hourglassGravity-powered sand timer
deadline
Time limit for completion
- expirationEnd of validity
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
ticking · zero-hour · launch · liftoff · buzzer · last-minute · eleventh-hour · suspense · anticipation · climax
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- millisecondsThousandths of a second
- secondsTime units, or extras
minutes · hours · synchronization · atomic · quartz · drift · resolution · split-second · exact · reliable
buzzer
Electric signaling device
notification · reminder · snooze · wake-up · ring · signal · warning · audible · vibration · tone
delay
Enforced waiting period
- presetConfigured before use
- programmableAble to accept instructions
- auto-offAutomatic power cessation
repetition
Act of redoing
- HIITAlternating intense and rest periods
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- setsGrouped items together
recovery · pacing · segments · cycles · on-off · pulse · periodic · alternating
- game nightboard games, card games, players, turns, rules
- meditation toolsmeditation apps, guided meditations, mantras, breathing exercises, singing bowls
- focus aidscoffee, alarms, tea, checklists, planners
- Timesaversshortcut, shortcuts, quick fix, autopay, autofill
- electrical supplieswires, cables, wire, outlets, cable
- low-power devicesLEDs, watches, calculators, sensors, remote controls
timerscalendars
Systems for tracking dates
almanacs · chronologies · planners · schedules · datebooks
timersrecorders
End-blown woodwind instruments
clocks · loggers · watches · chroniclers · chronometers
- on timeAt the scheduled moment
- free timeUnscheduled personal hours
- all the timeWithout interruption or pause
- take your timeProceed without urgency
- once upon a timeTraditional narrative opening
- first timeMaiden occurrence