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.
(sports) Alternative form of time-out
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAfter a timeout, Hiram’s Sherman Dean III, who finished with 29 points, was fouled on the go-ahead jumpshot for Hiram and hit the and-one free throw. Source: Internet
After pulling Andersen at the end of the third period and calling a timeout with less than a minute left to play, the Maple Leafs won a faceoff in Winnipeg's end. Source: Internet
After a Daniels three gave Villanova a 53-50 lead off of a 15-0 scoring run, graduate forward Chudier Bile hit a long two out of a timeout to stop the bleeding at 53-52. Source: Internet
A holding penalty pushed the Broncos back to the 18-yard line, but then Davis rushed 17 yards to the 1-yard line, and the Broncos called a timeout. Source: Internet
After Holešínská continued the lay-up drill, pushing UNC’s lead to 71-48, Hillsman called a timeout. Source: Internet
After calling their final timeout with 14 seconds left, Washington made one last attempt to score a touchdown before trying a field goal. Source: Internet