time–out

noun \ˈtīm-ˈau̇t\

: a short period of time during a sports event when the game stops and the players rest or talk to their coach

: a short period of time when you stop doing something so that you can rest or do something else

: a short period of time when a child must sit quietly as punishment for behaving badly

Full Definition of TIME-OUT

: a brief suspension of activity : break; especially : a suspension of play in an athletic game

: a quiet period used especially as a disciplinary measure for children

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circa 1896

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noun \ˈtīm-ˈau̇t\

: a short period during a game in which play is stopped

: a quiet period used as a way to discipline a child

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