stopwatch
noun
stop·watch
ˈstäp-ˌwäch 
: a watch with a hand or a digital display that can be started and stopped at will for exact timing (as of a race)
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The watch includes eight digital clock faces, a stopwatch, a timer, and an alarm, which can allow older siblings to have fun helping out with timing baby’s naps, feedings, and diaper changes.
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Laura Denby, Parents, 28 May 2024
Charting those tenths-of-seconds was the job of Betty Rutherford, who had begun timing-and-scoring each of her husband’s laps with a stopwatch in 1973.
—John Sturbin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
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Laura Denby, Parents, 28 May 2024
Charting those tenths-of-seconds was the job of Betty Rutherford, who had begun timing-and-scoring each of her husband’s laps with a stopwatch in 1973.
—John Sturbin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
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“Stopwatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopwatch. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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stopwatch
noun
stop·watch
ˈstäp-ˌwäch
: a watch having a hand or a digital display that can be started and stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
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