timeouts
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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.
noun
- (communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
- (communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.“My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages.”
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time-outshalftimeinboundsincompletionfumbleintermissiondownfieldpunttouchdownscrimmagefoulsoffsidesmiscuehuddleturnoverssubstitutions