timeouts

/ˈtaɪmaʊts/
noun
  1. Plural of timeout; short breaks or pauses in activities, especially in sports.
    • The coach saved the timeouts for the last few minutes of the match.
    • The team used all three of its timeouts in the final quarter.
    • Each player is allowed two timeouts per game.
  2. Plural of timeout; periods when children are told to sit alone as punishment.
    • My parents rarely used timeouts when I was young.
    • The teacher gave several timeouts to students who were misbehaving.
    • The daycare center has a special chair for timeouts.
  3. Plural of timeout; computing errors when operations take too long.
    • I got several timeouts while trying to load the video.
    • Timeouts can be frustrating when you are in a hurry.
    • The server keeps giving timeouts because too many people are using it.
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