If the server does not respond before the timeout, the client will retry the request.

During the match, the coach called several timeouts to regroup the team.

When a user becomes unresponsive, the system timeouts the session to free resources.

Coaches sometimes criticize TV timeouts when they disrupt the momentum of the game.

During the second quarter, the referees signaled a TV timeout so the network could air commercials while the game clock remained stopped.