timeoutnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌtaɪmˈaʊt/us/ˌtaɪmˈaʊt/a short period during a game in some sports when the players stop playing in order to rest, plan what they are going to do next, etc.:
The coach called a timeout to discuss strategy.
a short period in which a child has to stop an activity as a punishment for behaving badly :
The little boy's mother gave him a timeout after he hit his friend.
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Parts & stages of competitions
- a game in hand idiom
- added time
- cup tie
- decider
- elimination
- extra time
- final
- full time
- game
- hand
- kick
- kick off
- lap
- leg
- penalty shootout
- prelim
- quarter
- the home straight
- victory
- walkover
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General terms used in ball sports
timeoutexclamation, noun
uk/ˌtaɪmˈaʊt/us/ˌtaɪmˈaʊt/USused to tell people to stop what they are doing, especially when they are having a disagreement:
OK, timeout, everyone, let's all quiet down and talk about this calmly.
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Linguistics: expressions telling people to stop doing something
- age
- break
- break it up! idiom
- butt out
- cool it idiom
- cut
- give it a rest idiom
- hold
- hold everything! idiom
- hold it! idiom
- hold on
- hold your horses idiom
- just
- leave
- pack sth in
- put
- put up or shut up idiom
- rest
- wait for it idiom
- whoa
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