time out
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Noun
time out noun
- A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.“We're being beaten! We need a time-out!”
- A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period.“Hitting people is not acceptable! Go to your room and take a time-out!”
- (communication) The intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
Verb
time out verb
- (communication) to end (an incomplete task) after a time limit
- (communication) of a task, to be terminated because it was not completed before a time limit“The download timed out because your Internet connection was disrupted.”
Interjection
time out interjection
- To call for a time-out.
- To call for a suspension of activity or conversation.
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