time-out

time-out or time·out (tmout)

n.

1. Sports A brief cessation of play at the request of a sports team or an official for rest, consultation, or making substitutions.

2. A short break from work or play.

3.

a. A corrective measure or punishment for young children in which they are separated from others for a brief period.

b. The place, especially a chair, used for such a measure or punishment.

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time-out

Noun

1. Sport chiefly US, Canad & Austral an interruption in play during which players rest, discuss tactics, etc.

2. take time out to take a break from a job or activity

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

time-out - a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left" athletic game - a game involving athletic activity pause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something