Definitions for time out

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. time-out(noun)

    a brief suspension of play

    "each team has two time-outs left"

  2. respite, recess, break, time out(noun)

    a pause from doing something (as work)

    "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. time out(noun)ɪm

    time when you stop to rest, think, etc.

    It's important to take time out just to relax.

Wiktionary

  1. time out(Verb)

    to end (an incomplete task) after a time limit

  2. time out(Verb)

    of a task, to be terminated because it was not completed before a time limit

  3. time out(Interjection)

    To call for a time-out.

  4. time out(Interjection)

    To call for a suspension of activity or conversation.


Translations for time out

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

timeout(noun)

(in basketball etc) a short break requested by the coach to give instructions etc.

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