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Time-out
see synonyms of time-outNoun
1. time-out
a brief suspension of play
Example Sentences:'each team has two time-outs left'
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Time-out
see synonyms of time-outnoun
1. sport
in basketball, American football, ice hockey, and some other sports, when a team calls a time out, they call a stop to the game for a few minutes in order to rest and discuss how they are going to play
2.
if you take time out from a job or activity, you have a break from it and do something different instead
Women are returning to the labour market after time out to raise young families.
He took time out from campaigning to accompany his mother to a dinner.
noun
1. sport
an interruption in play during which players rest, discuss tactics, or make substitutions
2.
a break taken during working hours
3. computing
a condition occurring when the amount of time a computer has been instructed to wait for another device to perform a task has expired, usually indicated by an error message
verb time out
4. (intransitive)
(of a computer) to stop operating because of a time-out
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Time-out
see synonyms of time-outn.
1. Sports A brief cessation of play at the request of a sports team or an official for rest, consultation, or making substitutions.
2. A short break from work or play.
3.
a. A corrective measure or punishment for young children in which they are separated from others for a brief period.
b. The place, especially a chair, used for such a measure or punishment.
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