time-out

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.

   “We're being beaten! We need a time-out!”

2. isim A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period.

   “I'm going to take a brief time-out from this job.”

3. isim A perhaps temporary break in a relationship.
4. isim The abortion of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.