Sekirov Dictionary

time out

verb4

  1. To end (an incomplete task) after a time limit.
  2. Of a task, to be terminated because it was not completed before a time limit.
  3. To record the end of one's day or shift at work.
  4. To declare (the batsman) out for having taken longer than two minutes to appear on the field.

exclamation3

  1. To call for a time-out.
  2. To call for a suspension of activity or conversation.
  3. Used to announce the end of time in and the beginning of time out.

noun2

  1. The period of a live action roleplaying event when players are out of character.
  2. The point at which such a period begins.
time-out
/ˈtaɪm.aʊt/

noun4

  1. A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
  2. A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period.
  3. (informal) A perhaps temporary break in a relationship.
  4. The abortion of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
forms

timed out · timing out · times out · time outs · time-outs

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