Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Sports A brief cessation of play at the request of a sports team or an official for rest, consultation, or making substitutions.
- noun A short break from work or play.
- noun A corrective measure or punishment for young children in which they are separated from others for a brief period.
- noun The place, especially a chair, used for such a measure or punishment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun sports A short
break in theaction of asport , forsubstitution ,consultation , etc. - noun A
break from atense ,heated orstressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as adisciplinary measure); acooling-off period . - noun communication The intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit considered a long enough for it to end normally.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a brief suspension of play
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Examples
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We were getting murdered in the middle of the third quarter when he called a time-out.
In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011
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We were getting murdered in the middle of the third quarter when he called a time-out.
In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011
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He shot a line drive at the front of the iron and the ball bounced straight into my hands; I called time-out while I was catching it.
Chuck Klosterman on Sports Chuck Klosterman 2009
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He shot a line drive at the front of the iron and the ball bounced straight into my hands; I called time-out while I was catching it.
Chuck Klosterman on Sports Chuck Klosterman 2009
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He shot a line drive at the front of the iron and the ball bounced straight into my hands; I called time-out while I was catching it.
Chuck Klosterman on Sports Chuck Klosterman 2009
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He shot a line drive at the front of the iron and the ball bounced straight into my hands; I called time-out while I was catching it.
Chuck Klosterman on Sports Chuck Klosterman 2009
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He shot a line drive at the front of the iron and the ball bounced straight into my hands; I called time-out while I was catching it.
Can I Tell You Something Weird? Chuck Klosterman 2004
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Someone called a time-out, and we each gathered a pile of ammunition to bring behind our respective ramparts.
Waiting for Snow in Havana Carlos Eire 2003
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Less than a minute into the third quarter, Hornets coach Monty Williams was calling time-out, sensing the game was slipping away.
The Seattle Times 2012
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He feared along with some other scientists that the shutting-in of the well with this new cap could make the spill worse, and he called time-out.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com 2011
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