noun🔗ShareA short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc."The basketball coach called two timeouts in the last five minutes of the game to discuss strategy with the players. "sporttimeactiongameChat 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!"situationtimeactionmindemotioneducationChat 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 online payment system experienced frequent timeouts, forcing customers to restart their purchases. "communicationcomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally."The network application frequently experiences timeouts when downloading large files because the server takes too long to respond. "communicationcomputingtechnologyprocesstimeChat 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."communicationcomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
