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Hourglass

//ˈaʊəɡlɑːs// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

    "After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player."

  2. 2
    a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes wordnet
  3. 3
    A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.

    "When I right click the desktop display to check Display Properties, it hangs and shows me only the hourglass instead of the display menu."

Verb
  1. 1
    To display the cursor as an hourglass to indicate that the computer is busy.

    "I have an ADP that I use for reporting that I have used for about a year. I only use it every 3 months, and it has worked up until now. This morning I tried using it, but after trying to open the report, it hourglassed and then showed a "Timeout expired" error. I searched this message and found out how to set the timeout limit, and set it to 300 seconds. Still the same message."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hour + glass.

Etymology 2

From hour + glass.

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