タイマー

noun

timer; time switch

General device for measuring or controlling time, such as a kitchen timer or an automatic on/off switch.

• 料りょう理り中ちゅうはタイマーをセットしてください。

  Please set a timer while cooking.

• この照しょう明めいはタイマーで自じ動どう的てきに消きえます。

  This light turns off automatically with a timer.

noun

stopwatch

Specifically a stopwatch for measuring elapsed time, often used in sports or experiments.

• ランニングのタイムをタイマーで計はかる。

  I time my runs with a stopwatch.

noun

timekeeper

A person who keeps time, such as in a game or competition; less common than the device meanings.

• 試し合あいのタイマーは正せい確かくに時じ間かんを管かん理りしなければならない。

  The timekeeper in a match must manage the time accurately.

noun

self-timer; delay timer

Abbreviation of セルフタイマー; used in photography for the delayed shutter release.

See also: セルフタイマー

• 集しゅう合ごう写しゃ真しんを撮とるときはタイマーを使つかいましょう。

  Let's use the self-timer when taking a group photo.