Definition of time-out

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time-out
noun

(sport) A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.

We're being beaten! We need a !

A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period.

I'm going to take a brief from this job.

Hitting people is not acceptable! Go to your room and take a !

(context, communications) The intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit considered a long enough for it to end normally.

Translations:

French: arríªt de jeu , temps mort
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(trans-bottom) (trans-top, break from a heated or stressful situation)
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(trans-bottom) (trans-top, intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit)
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Etymology:

time + out

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