as in winter
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
we need to take a time-out from our relationship to think things over
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Recent Examples of time-out
Later flights and those from smaller airports are more susceptible to crew time-out issues.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The Lakers were up by one again, with just three seconds left, and the Bulls had no time-outs.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
For instance, time-out reminders, focus modes and little nudges to take breaks can make a difference.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The Texas Tech student, who sunk a 94-foot putt during a commercial time-out at the Tech-Houston basketball game on Monday and then chest-bumped the three-time Super Bowl MVP, tried to recreate his masterful moment while on the Today show on Thursday, Feb. 27.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The Lakers were up by one again, with just three seconds left, and the Bulls had no time-outs.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
For instance, time-out reminders, focus modes and little nudges to take breaks can make a difference.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The Texas Tech student, who sunk a 94-foot putt during a commercial time-out at the Tech-Houston basketball game on Monday and then chest-bumped the three-time Super Bowl MVP, tried to recreate his masterful moment while on the Today show on Thursday, Feb. 27.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time-out
Noun
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The winter transfer window opens on Thursday, January 1, and closes on Monday, February 2.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images Her climbdown on denying millions of pensioners the winter fuel allowance was not the only U-turn announced by Rachel Reeves, the U.K.'s chancellor of the Exchequer, this month.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Aaron Nola is out until at least after the All-Star break; the earliest he can be activated is July 18.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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While the Padres have acknowledged that King’s injury will keep him out through at least the All-Star break, King is confident that more good days will stack up before too long.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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The approach reinforces Ecolab’s commitment to delivering measurable impact, whether through water conservation, energy efficiency or operational downtime.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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During these voyages, which tended to include a lot of downtime, White might have told the other crew members his story.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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This buying lull echoes across the state and nation.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
18 June 2025
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Typical of fishing while anchored, there were occasional spurts of action followed by lulls.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
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Anything beyond this month’s No. 20 should at least create pause.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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Thrillers work well on TV because episodic television has cliffhangers and pauses built into its structure that actually escalate or elevate the mystery component of a story.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
20 June 2025
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The Accenture team did not explore whether resilience was achievable through contingent or gig workforces that could reduce the boom-bust cycles and demoralizing effects of layoffs.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In March, more than a fifth of the employees at the Chicago Sun-Times took a buyout, including 23 reporters and editors, heading off potential layoffs in a sweeping cost-cutting initiative by nonprofit owner Chicago Public Media.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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“Time-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time-out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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