time-out

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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!.

The intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit considered a long enough for it to end normally
A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc

We're being beaten! We need a time-out!.

Removing the student from the situation and from attention and rewards in order to reduce unwanted student behavior
During Time-Out, everyone is OoC as themselves and no IC stuff happens
This procedure is a mild form of punishment based on the withdrawal of reinforcement, which has been used effectively in education It consists of removing the child from the setting in which reinforcement is provided for some specified length of time Hence, the term "time out from reinforcement "
A predetermined period of time during which a given task must be completed If the time-out value is reached before or during task execution, the task is canceled You can configure a pcAnywhere host to disconnect from a remote computer after a certain amount of time has passed without activity
a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left"
A quick period of time in which a driver or device must stop performing the current action, and contact the operating system
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International Rules permit time-out only for injury or unforeseen problems High school and college rules permit each team 3 time-outs per game A team must be in possession of the ball to call a time-out After a goal, either team may call a time-out
A period of time after which some condition becomes true if some event has not occurred For example, a session that is terminated because its state has been inactive for a specified period of time is said to "time out" [WSIA Glossary]
International rules permit time-outs only for injury or unforeseen problems A team must be in possession of the ball to call a time-out After a goal, either team may call a time-out
A setting that automatically cancels an unanswered client request after a certain period of time
The set time period before a system performs some action
When time has already stopped, a team may request a thirty-second delay before restarting the action Each team is allowed one time out in a game, usually to discuss strategy or to halt the opposing team's momentum
Expiration of predefined time period, at which time some specified action occurs; in communications, time-outs are employed to avoid unnecessary delays & improve traffic flow; used for example, to specify maximum response times to polling & addressing before a procedure is automatically reinitiated
a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left
A time-out occurs when one network device expects to hear from another but does not receive the reply within a specified period of time After a time-out, the information is either retransmitted or the link between the two devices is broken
Alternative spelling of time-out
To call for a suspension of activity or conversation
To call for a time-out
of a task, to be terminated because it was not completed before a time limit
to end (an incomplete task) after a time limit
time out of mind
The distant past beyond anyone's memory

By the Steep Place of the Strangers and the Gap of the Wind.

time out of mind
For a lengthy period of time; on numerous occasions

I tell you that Cashel never was beaten, although times out of mind it would have paid him better to lose than to win.

time out of mind
A lengthy duration of time, longer than is readily remembered

They were Episcopalians, and for time out of mind had rented a half-pew in the church of their denomination on California Street.

run out of time
(deyim) Not have enough hours, etc. available to finish something you are trying to do

She ran out of time and didn't finish the last question.

chucking out time
curfew hour; closing hour
out of time
no time left
ran out of time
had no more time left
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A period of time during a game where players can talk about plays and organise the team Also used to get breath back or try and work out how to get out of the mess you are in
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When you request a Web page by clicking on a link, our server is basically calling the server that stores the page you requested If the other computer doesn't respond in a certain amount of time, your connection "times out" and you may get a connection timed out message Back to Top
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An umpire calls time out when a foul is committed, an accident occurs or at their own discretion A player may only call a time out if they have been injured or their horse has broken tack (reigns, saddle straps, etc ) There is no time out allowed during play for changing horses or replacing a broken mallet, although a player may do so at any time
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An umpire calls time-out when a foul is committed, an accident occurs or at his own discretion A player may only call time-out if he his has broken tack or is injured No time-out is allowed for changing horses or replacing a broken mallet, although a player may do so at any time
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If a device is not performing a task, the amount of time a computer should wait before detecting it as an error
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A time-out error happens when the server and client experience difficulty communicating Each expects to hear a response from the other within a certain amount of time If the response doesn't come, then the connection is lost and a "time out" occurs Heavy network traffic is normally the cause Trying again later, when the network is less congested, is the best option
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break, pause; time in which a computer tries unsuccessfully to connect to a device or a remote computer (Computers)
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The result if your computer waits more than a certain amount of time when requesting data from another computer   When a connection "times out", it usually means that the computer or Web site you are connecting to is too busy or does not exist
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a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
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(B) (of an auction) following a particular timing (meaning 2)
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A 30-second stoppage of play during which a team and coach can discuss strategy Each team is allowed one time out per game
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The next time someone calls you, pick up the phone, but don't say anything You may hear a tentative hello or two, and perhaps a swear or two, before the calling party slams down the receiver This is the human equivalent to a server's time-out -- with you playing the server, and your unwitting ex-friend playing the part of the hapless Internet user When you dial into your ISP, your communications software is programmed to wait a certain number of seconds for a response after the line is picked up If your ISP does not respond in time and initiate the modems' "handshake," your computer gets wise and hangs up The other occurrence of timing out has to do with surfing the Web Much like when you dial your ISP, when you request a Web page by clicking on a link, the server housing the page you requested has to respond If it doesn't do so in a certain amount of time, you may get a "connection timed out" message from your browser
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A nonpunitive, unlocked area, as well as a period of time, which provides a resident with the opportunity to regain control of behavior or attitude
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If you take time out from a job or activity, you have a break from it and do something different instead. He took time out from campaigning to accompany his mother to dinner. a weekly London magazine which gives details of all the films, plays, sports games, and other events and activities taking place in the city
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In basketball, American football, ice hockey, and some other sports, when a team calls a time out, they call a stop to the game for a few minutes in order to rest and discuss how they are going to play
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What happens when two computers are talking and one fails to respond within a certain time, for whatever reason
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Personic WebBench function of shutting off after 15 minutes of inactivity
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When dialing-in to an ISP, communications software waits a certain number of seconds for a response after the line is picked up If the ISP does not respond in time and initiate the modems' "handshake," the calling computer hangs up The other occurrence of timing out occurs when surfing the Web If a Web page is requested, the server housing the page has to respond If it doesn't do so in a certain amount of time, a "connection timed out" error is generated
time out of mind
a long time ago, ages ago, in the distant past
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An action that takes place after a certain time has elapsed For example, your dial-up connection may "timeout" by disconnecting if no activity has taken place for some time
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A specified time after which the server should give up trying to finish a service routine that appears hung
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When a request is sent to a remote system or to an IMS server transaction and no response is received within a specified period of time, the request "times out" and an error is recognized
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Event that occurs when one network device expects to hear from another network device within a specified period of time, but does not The resulting timeout usually results in a retransmission of information or the dissolving of the session between the two devices
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an official break in the action of a sport; the rules of soccer do not allow for any timeouts; timeouts for television advertising breaks are permitted by NCAA collegiate rules
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An event that occurs at the end of a predetermined period of time that began at the occurrence of another specified event A time interval allotted for certain operations to occur; for example, response to polling or addressing before system operation is interrupted and must be restarted
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A program or connection closes after a certain amount of idle time When this happens it is said to have timed out
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A `timeout' is what happens when two computers are `talking' and one computer fails to respond The other computer keeps on trying for a specified period of time, but eventually `gives up'
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{i} break, brief suspension of activity
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when play is temporarily suspended by an official or at the request of a team to discuss strategy or respond to an injured player; there are full timeouts (100 seconds in the NBA, 75 seconds in college) and 20-second timeouts
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(n ) A situation in which the SBus controller terminates a bus cycle that a slave has failed to acknowledge In a correctly designed and functioning system, timeouts should happen only during system configuration
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The facility whereby after a certain period of inactivity the connection is dropped
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a loop exit condition for which a loop is exited after a predetermined amount of time if the condition is not met
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After a certain amount of idle time, some connections will disconnect For example, at Internet America, if your modem connection is idle (that is, not passing any data in either direction), you will be disconnected from our modem Timeouts can also apply to your client-server connections FTP or email retrieval can timeout, and so forth
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A timeout occurs when a device has waited too long for another device to send or receive a transmission
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the intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit considered a long enough for it to end normally
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When connecting to a remote computer, communications software will send out a request for data If there is too long a delay in receiving this data, the connection will timeout and have to be reconnected
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NUMBER Timeout of the resumable statement
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(1) An event that occurs at the end of a predetermined period of time that began at the occurrence of another specified event (2) A time interval allotted for certain operations to occur; for example, response to polling or addressing before system operation is interrupted and must be restarted
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An error message generated when a system fails to respond within a given amount of time
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A time event involving: An event that happens at the end of a predetermined period of time that began at the happening of another specified event A time interval allotted for certain operations to happen For example, response to polling or addressing before system operation is interrupted and must be restarted A terminal feature that logs off a user if an entry is not made within a specified period of time
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An official break in the action The Rules of the Game do not allow teams to call timeouts
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A setting that automatically cancels an unanswered client request after a certain period of time
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