Time-out
/ˈtaɪm.aʊt/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
"We're being beaten! We need a time-out!"
- 2 a brief suspension of play wordnet
- 3 A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period. childish
"I'm going to take a brief time-out from this job."
- 4 The abortion of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
Example
More examples"Tom couldn't access his favorite website because of a "504 Gateway Time-out" error."
Etymology
From time + out.