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- noun communication the
intentional ending of anincomplete task after atime limit considered a long enough for it to end normally
Etymologies
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Examples
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He added that in the game in which he called a timeout after the first play (forgot which game this was), it was because Foye took a three and he wanted to stop that.
Bullets Forever 2010
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Put all the GOP shit-stains in timeout and change their smelly diapers.
Think Progress » GOP lawmaker shrieks ‘baby killer’ at pro-life Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak. 2010
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Another part of the appeal of the knitting circle, it would seem, is that it's a timeout from the pace of modern life; its cadences those of a bygone era, its rewards measured in something other than money or recognition.
Men With Yarns to Tell Ralph Gardner 2010
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The idea of a timeout is such that the method was not working for the best interest of the USA.
Insight via Twitter into NASA Appropriations logic (or lack thereof) - NASA Watch 2009
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Worst Game Management: Maybe after you call a timeout you don't need to take the delay-of-game call that pushes you back from the 2 to 7.
Redskins-Buccaneers, Best and Worst Dan Steinberg 2010
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Kindergarten rules came to the Senate on Wednesday as the Republicans 'leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, put Democrats in timeout for what he said was bad behavior.
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"Me and KLove were on the bench when they called a timeout in the third quarter," Beasley said, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Kevin Love puts together NBA's first 30-30 game since 1982 Cindy Boren 2010
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However, even if an inactivity timeout is set so that after (say) 30 seconds of no touches the device turns off again, random touches can keep the device awake forever – or at least until the battery is exhausted.
Why I switched from Windows Mobile to iPhone « dudegalea 2008
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The timeout is so vital with seconds on the clock.
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I called a timeout after just two minutes of play.
Dart Adams presents The Basketball Diaries Dart Adams 2008
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