noun🔗ShareA short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc."The basketball team called a timeout to discuss their strategy. "sporttimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period."Hitting people is not acceptable! Go to your room and take a time-out!"situationtimeactionsportfamilyworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(communication) The intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally."The project was in its timeout stage; the team decided to stop working on it for the day. "communicationtimeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally."The server experienced a timeout after 30 seconds, indicating the requested process took too long to complete. "communicationcomputingtechnicaltechnologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(communication) 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."communicationcomputingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
