time-out

Translations

time-outnoun
time-outs
pl
dépassement de délaiInformatique
The download failed because the server issued a time-out.
Le téléchargement a échoué parce que le serveur a signalé un dépassement de délai.
mise au coinÉducation ; sanction temporaire pour calmer un enfant ou le faire réfléchir.
If you throw your toys again, you'll get a five-minute time-out.
Si tu jettes encore tes jouets, tu iras cinq minutes au coin.
temps mortSport
With five seconds left, the coach took a time-out to draw up the final play.
À cinq secondes de la fin, l'entraîneur a demandé un temps mort pour préparer la dernière action.
time-outinterjection
Used as a shouted request for a pause or halt.
PauseFormule d'appel à une interruption immédiate.
Time-out! Let's stop and rethink our approach.
Pause ! Arrêtons-nous et repensons notre approche.
Synonyms
hold on
hang on
hold up
just a sec
one moment
give me a minute

Definitions

time-outnoun
A short stoppage of play in sports called by a team or official to strategize, rest, or manage the clock.
With five seconds left, the coach took a time-out to draw up the final play.
A disciplinary technique in which a child is temporarily separated from others to calm down or reflect on misbehavior.
If you throw your toys again, you'll get a five-minute time-out.
A termination of a computer or network process that has exceeded a set time limit without completing.
The download failed because the server issued a time-out.
time-outinterjection
Used to call for an immediate pause or halt in an activity.
Time-out! Let's stop and rethink our approach.