time out

Speech parts

1. time out - Noun

2. time out - Verb

3. time out - Interjection

Meaning

a pause from doing something (as work)

a brief suspension of play

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

time-out

Synonyms

break respite recess time while period five close rest winter stop apart delay arrest interval
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Antonyms

position service action beginning business trade
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Hypernyms

break suspension pause interruption intermission

Hyponyms

spring break

Examples

TV and the Internet are good because they keep stupid people from spending too much time out in public. Douglas Coupland

Truly, the bench is a boon to idlers. Whoever first came up with the idea is a genius: free public resting places where you can take time out from the bustle and brouhaha of the city, and simply sit and watch and reflect. Tom Hodgkinson

It is the belief that extremes and excesses of inequality must be reduced so that each person is free to fully develop his or her full potential. This is why we take precious time out of our lives and give it to politics. Paul Wellstone

I have traveled the entire state and spent a lot of time out of doors. So I have known the landscape of the Columbia Basin for quite a while, and I have had this strong feeling about it for many years. David Guterson

I prefer to think of myself as a musician who is still learning and trying to do something every time out. Geddy Lee

I took some time out for life. James L. Brooks

Close letter words and terms

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