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stopwoch

  • n  a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)

  • He started timing them with a stopwatch, and they got faster.
  • The matchbox-size device also functions as a clock, stopwatch, FM tuner and voice recorder.
  • They just well up soundlessly and stare at the seconds ticking down on the stopwatch.
News & Articles

  • Pedicab drivers will have to follow strict new rules when it comes to charging customers
    Pedicab drivers who rip off riders with deceptive, sky-high fares are on notice. A new law that mandates each pedicabby have an official stopwatch that times the ride will go into effect July 12 — and drivers are scrambling to comply. Under the new rules, drivers will have to charge by...
    July 1, 2013 - New York Post
  • Review: Elegant, flexible Timer gives your iPhone multiple timers
    The iPhone’s stock Clock app is versatile, offering instances of a world clock, an alarm clock, a stopwatch, and a single timer. Unfortunately, each of those features is pretty basic: For example, the timer mode offers just a single timer. I don’t know about you, but I often need more than one timer—when I’m cooking, for instance, I need to keep track of multiple dishes, each with its own ...
    June 27, 2013 - Macworld
Quotes

  • Kyle Busch in International Herald Tribune
    Guys on pit road were smooth and good,Busch said. "I almost messed up, but fortunately for me the stopwatch worked out in my favor."
  • Jimmie Johnson in ESPN
    The only man on pit road with a stopwatch was Paul Newman,Johnson said. "He was timing the laps I was running, other guys were running. Then he got in that car that had no business, with that body especially, going around that track at...

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