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time-out

ti·meout

UK/ˈtaɪm.aʊt/ US/ˈtaɪm ˈaʊt/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

a brief suspension of play

  • “each team has two time-outs left”
2.

a pause from doing something (as work)

  • “we took a 10-minute break”
  • “he took time out to recuperate”
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Origin

From time + out.

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