time out

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Synonyms: tire out, timeout, time-out, timed out, times out, take out, come out, timeous, wipe out, came out, give out

Antonyms: tire out, timeout, time-out, timed out, times out, take out, come out, timeous, wipe out, came out, give out

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Interjection

1. {{lb|en|sports}} To call for a time-out.
2. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} To call for a suspension of activity or conversation.
3. {{lb|en|live action|_|RPG}} Used to announce the end of [[time in]] and the beginning of time out.

Noun

1. {{alternative spelling of|en|time-out}}.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable|live action|_|RPG}} The period of a {{w|live action roleplaying}} event when players are [[out of character]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|live action|_|RPG}} The point at which such a period begins.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|communication}} To end (an incomplete task) after a [[time limit]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|communication}} Of a task, to be [[terminated]] because it was not [[completed]] before a [[time limit]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|business|human resources}} To [[record]] the [[end]] of one's [[day]] or [[shift]] at [[work]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|cricket}} To declare (the batsman) [[out]] for having taken longer than two minutes to appear on the field.

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