time-out

== English == === Alternative forms === timeout (especially US) === Etymology === From time +‎ out. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪm.aʊt/, /ˈtaɪm ˈaʊt/ === Noun === time-out (plural time-outs) (sports) A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc. (childish) A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period. (informal) A perhaps temporary break in a relationship. (communication) The abortion of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally. ==== Translations ==== == Swedish == === Alternative forms === timeout === Noun === time-out c a timeout (in sports, or figuratively) ==== Declension ==== === References === “time-out”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “time-out”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “time-out”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)