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- [tahym out]
- /taɪm aʊt/
- /taɪm ˈaʊt/
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- [tahym out]
- /taɪm aʊt/
Definitions of time-out word
- noun plural time-out a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break. 1
- noun plural time-out Sports. a short interruption in a regular period of play during which a referee or other official stops the clock so that the players may rest, deliberate, make substitutions, etc. 1
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Origin of time-out
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Time-out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
time-out popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for time-out
noun time-out
- breakoff — an abrupt discontinuance, especially of relations
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- cutoff — A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.
- desistance — to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- disbarment — to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
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