timeout

time-out

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tahym-out]
- /ˈtaɪmˈaʊt/
- /ˌtaɪmˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahym-out]
- /ˈtaɪmˈaʊt/

Definitions of timeout word

noun plural timeout a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break. 1
noun plural timeout 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
noun timeout sport: break 1
noun timeout punishment: brief separation 1
noun timeout any time taken for rest or not counted toward a work record, score, etc. 0
noun timeout a brief suspension of play, with the timekeeper's clock stopped, as to allow a team to make substitutions or discuss strategy 0

See all 7 definitions of timeout

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Origin of timeout

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Timeout

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Timeout

timeout 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".

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Synonyms for timeout

noun timeout

cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
concluding — final
discontinuing — Present participle of discontinue.
halting — Archaic. lame; limping.

All 6 Synonyms of timeout