noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
2. 2
   The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.

   "My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages."

3. 3
   Alternative form of time-out. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms

break

Example

More examples

"My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages."

Etymology

From time + out.

Related phrases

TV timeouttime limit

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