time out
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time out
interjection
- To call for a time-out.
- To call for a suspension of activity or conversation.
- Used to announce the end of time in and the beginning of time out.
noun time outs
- Alternative spelling of time-out
- The period of a live action roleplaying event when players are out of character.
- The point at which such a period begins.
Opposite: time in
verb times out · timing out · timed out
- To end (an incomplete task) after a time limit.
- Of a task, to be terminated because it was not completed before a time limit. The download timed out because your Internet connection was disrupted.
- To record the end of one's day or shift at work.
- To declare (the batsman) out for having taken longer than two minutes to appear on the field.
Opposite: time in
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: time in
verb
Opposite: time in
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verb to end (an incomplete task) after a time limit
| Español | hacer expirar |
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| Français | arrêter, mettre fin à, interrompre |
| Română | opri |
verb of a task, to be terminated because it was not completed before a time limit
| Español | expirar |
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