ALL meanings of timeout
time-out
T t - noun timeout sport: break 1
- noun timeout punishment: brief separation 1
- 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 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
- noun timeout a disciplinary technique in which a child who misbehaves is sent to be alone for a few minutes so as to calm down before returning to work or play 0