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Word: time-out (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period.
  • communications The intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit considered a long enough for it to end normally.
  • sport A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.

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