Definition

1. Verb:
   • To time: To measure or record the duration of an event, action, or process, typically using a stopwatch or timer.
   • To set a timer: To start a timing device (like a stopwatch, kitchen timer, or phone timer) to count down or count up for a specific purpose.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Huấn luyện viên bấm giờ cho từng vận động viên. (The coach timed each athlete.)
  • Cô ấy bấm giờ 20 phút cho món bánh trong lò. (She set a timer for 20 minutes for the cake in the oven.)
  • Nhà máy bấm giờ để tính năng suất. (The factory timed [the work] to calculate productivity.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is most commonly used in modern contexts related to sports, cooking, work efficiency, and scientific experiments. The archaic meaning related to calculating auspicious or inauspicious days ("to tell days of good or bad omen") is now very rarely used.

Variants and Related Words

• Bấm đồng hồ (v): A less common, more literal phrase meaning "to press the watch," synonymous with "bấm giờ."
• Hẹn giờ (v): To set a schedule or alarm for a future time. While related, "hẹn giờ" often implies a delayed start or an alarm, whereas "bấm giờ" focuses on measuring an ongoing duration.

Synonyms

• Time: To measure the time taken by something.
• Clock: (verb, informal) To time or record a speed, as in a race.
• Set a timer: To start a device that counts time.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms specifically using the phrase "bấm giờ."

verb

1. To time
   • nhà máy bấm giờ để tính năng suất
     the factory timed the workers' productivity
   • trọng tài bấm giờ cho vận động viên thi chạy
     the judge times the athletes in the running race
2. To tell days of good or bad omen