- time-out
- noun Date: circa 1896 1. a brief suspension of activity ; break; especially a suspension of play in an athletic game 2. a quiet period used especially as a disciplinary measure for children
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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time out — noun 1. ) count a short period of time in a game of basketball or ICE HOCKEY when players rest and plan their game 2. ) uncount a period of time when you stop what you usually do and rest or do something else instead: take time out: It s very… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Time-out — [ taim aut] das; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. time out, zu time »Zeit« u. out »aus«> Auszeit; Spielunterbrechung, die einer Mannschaft nach bestimmten Regeln zusteht (Basketball, Volleyball) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
