time-out
Collocations
4ADJ.
brief
VERB + TIME-OUT
let's, need, take
TIME-OUT + NOUN
error, job
PREP.
from, up
Definitions
noun
A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
We're being beaten! We need a time-out!
A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period.
I'm going to take a brief time-out from this job.
Hitting people is not acceptable! Go to your room and take a time-out!
The abortion of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
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Example Bank
6We're being beaten! We need a time-out!
WiktionaryI'm going to take a brief time-out from this job.
WiktionaryHitting people is not acceptable! Go to your room and take a time-out!
WiktionaryI'll take a time-out.
Tatoeba · #40055Tom couldn't access his favorite website because of a "504 Gateway Time-out" error.
Tatoeba · #3281813Let's take a time-out and come up with a game plan.
Tatoeba · #12419113