Definitions
1.verb(communication) to end (an incomplete task) after a time limit
2.verb(communication) of a task, to be terminated because it was not completed before a time limit"The download timed out because your Internet connection was disrupted."
3.interjectionTo call for a time-out.
4.interjectionTo call for a suspension of activity or conversation.
5.nounA short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc."We're being beaten! We need a time-out!"
6.nounA 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!"
7.noun(communication) The intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.