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stopwatches

  • plural
    of stopwatch.
    stopwatch
    noun
    a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.

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Swimming coaches won’t have to rely on stopwatches.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

In the church, Ferrari and his workers have their stopwatches out to time the Maserati.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

Even among the irrepressible talents of his co-stars, Perry stood out, for a rubbery, heedless way with physical comedy and a split-second timing that most stopwatches would envy.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

Discovering how workers could perform more efficiently often meant timing their movements with stopwatches to make sure they did not attach parts or move levers inefficiently.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Two coaches hurried up, gaping at their stopwatches, on which they had clocked his final lap.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand