timeout

Or time-out

[tahym-out]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

timeouts

a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break.
Sports.��a short interruption in a regular period of play during which a referee or other official stops the clock so that the players may rest, deliberate, make substitutions, etc.
a short time alone used as a punishment or consequence for a child who is misbehaving.
Computers.��
1. the termination of a process or event that is taking longer than expected to proceed, and that is more likely to be successful if relaunched, resubmitted, etc.
2. the severing of an online connection after a period of inactivity, as when a user is logged out of a secure session on a webpage after a fixed period of time.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of timeout¹

First recorded in 1870–75; time ( def. ) + out ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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The former US Open champion took an off-court medical timeout during her quarter-final loss to Zheng Qinwen at Queen's on Friday.

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Raducanu left court for a medical timeout on her back but took advantage as Zheng's first serve all but disappeared on her return.

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The 22-year-old took a medical timeout after the first set, having struggled with back spasms over the past few months.

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Addressing the crowd during a fourth-quarter timeout, McAfee called out celebrity Knicks fans Spike Lee, Ben Stiller and Timothée Chalamet — all of whom were in attendance that night — and encouraged Pacers fans to “send these sons of b— back to New York with their ears ringing!”

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She called a medical timeout after the end of the first set against Badosa as she struggled with blisters on her fingers during the match.

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timeous time-out

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