plural of time out

plural of time-out

(sports) A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.

(cricket) Describing a wicket that has fallen by this means.

simple past tense and past participle of time out

(cricket) describing the method of getting out in which the batsman takes longer than two minutes to appear on the field.

Alternative spelling of time-out / (uncountable, live action role-playing games) The period of a live action roleplaying event when players are out of character.

(transitive, communication) to end (an incomplete task) after a time limit / (intransitive, communication) of a task, to be terminated because it was not completed before a time limit

(sports) To call for a time-out. / (idiomatic) To call for a suspension of activity or conversation. / (live action role-playing games) Used to announce the end of time in and the beginning of time out.

present participle of time out