timeout in American English
(ˈtaɪmˈaʊt) or time-out (ˈtaɪmˈaʊt)
noun1. any time taken for rest or not counted toward a work record, score, etc.
2. US, Sport a brief suspension of play, with the timekeeper's clock stopped, as to allow a team to make substitutions or discuss strategy
3. 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