Timeren

Timeren is a Dutch verb meaning to time or to measure the duration of an event by using a timer. It refers to starting and stopping a timing device to obtain a duration, and can be used for both precise and routine measurements. The term is derived from the English word timer and has become a standard part of contemporary Dutch vocabulary, especially in contexts where precise durations matter.

In use, timeren appears in cooking to track bake times, in sports or science to measure intervals, and in computing and media production when scheduling events or recording execution durations. It can be used transitively or intransitively: one can timer a process to a target duration, or simply timer for a certain period.

Grammar and usage notes: timeren is a regular -en verb. Present tense forms include ik timer, jij timer, hij/zij timer; past tense is timerde; present perfect is ik heb getimed. The derived noun timer is also common, referring to the device used to measure time.

Related terms include timing, timekeeping, and chronometry. In related contexts, the term timer (the device) is frequently used, along with concepts such as countdowns and stopwatches to manage or record time intervals.