: 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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Recent Examples on the WebThe results, according to FCF’s stopwatch, was a sub 4.5. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2022 In a sport where world records are often held for decades at a time, reigning Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin is proving that the only hurdle standing between her and recording-breaking times is the stopwatch. Aley Arion, Essence, 25 July 2022 The Memoris Spirit chronograph was launched in 2016 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Atelier Louis Moinet and the 200th anniversary of the Compteur de Tierces, the stopwatch Moinet developed between 1815 and 1816. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2022 The stopwatch drill morphed into an urgent, real-world effort. Peter Loftus, WSJ, 29 July 2022 But the New England Patriots liked more than the official 4.28 seconds on the stopwatch. Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 4 May 2022 Set a stopwatch, and give everyone two minutes to write down as many ideas as possible about one theme (i.e., one of your subcategories). Lucie Marchelot Shukla, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Instead of an opponent, the horse raced in a much ballyhooed showdown against a stopwatch. Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022 The moment a dancer is in the middle of the circle waiting for the stopwatch and beat to start with the hoops organized on the floor and ready to be picked up, can be intense even for people who have danced for years. Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2022 See More