timeout

The definition of timeout is time away from work or play.

(noun)

  1. An example of a timeout is a child having to sit in a corner for a few minutes after hitting their little brother.
  2. An example of a timeout is an employee taking a vacation from work.

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See timeout in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or time-out

noun

  1. any time taken for rest or not counted toward a work record, score, etc.
  2. Sports 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

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