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
In any other circumstance, I would have been flustered, embarrassed, and ready to drag her out of there and straight into a time-out.
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Staff Author, Parents, 5 May 2025
Later flights and those from smaller airports are more susceptible to crew time-out issues.
—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
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Staff Author, Parents, 5 May 2025
Later flights and those from smaller airports are more susceptible to crew time-out issues.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time-out
Noun
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Their populations are higher following a warm winter, and their damage is most severe during hot, dry conditions.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Adding a player with multiple years of control at a reasonable cost — both in terms of contract size and prospects given up — would improve the 2025 team while also reducing the free-agent needs this upcoming winter.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Say the weekend prior to the final weekend prior to the All-Star break.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Live With Kelly & Mark took a temporary break from morning TV spiciness to douse the flames of their typically steamy 9 a.m. passions with the tears of longtime producer Michael Gelman.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Things got better for Deschanel from then on with the help of Hanson, who made sure to get her a bigger trailer for more privacy, and more downtime to work on lines.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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Still, several weeks of downtime is unusual for a factory that makes GM’s most popular models.—
Mike Colias,
Freep.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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In the depths of life’s lulls, it was forgotten, left in a bun for days, dry, untouched.—
Sophie Meharenna,
Allure,
2 July 2025
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Allocations will be adjusted dynamically with gold exposure increasing during crypto market downturns, and bitcoin exposure increasing when gold is in a lull period.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Decisions are made, the next task appears, and there’s little pause to examine what worked or what missed.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Even though no funding has been cut, Jackson condemned the administration, contending the effect of the pause is going to be massive and could result in North Carolina firing about 1,000 educators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor concurred with the majority but noted that the lower courts are still responsible for determining whether the layoffs comply with the law.—
Tom Spiggle,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The mass federal layoffs were challenged by a group of unions, non-profits and local governments who argued the administration can't make such sweeping changes without Congress.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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“Time-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time-out. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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