timeouts Meaning & Definition
What Does Timeouts Mean?
Timeouts is a noun that means plural of timeout. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of timeout.
Timeouts Definition (Noun)
- plural of timeout
Timeouts as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of timeout
Noun
- A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
We're being beaten! We need a time-out!
- A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period.
Hitting people is not acceptable! Go to your room and take a time-out!
- (communication) The intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
Noun
- (communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
- (communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages.
Synonyms of Timeouts
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Timeouts synonyms and antonyms →Timeouts in a Sentence
We're being beaten! We need a time-out!
Hitting people is not acceptable! Go to your room and take a time-out!
My connection was so slow that I kept receiving timeouts when trying to view Web pages.
Word Forms & Grammar
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