timeout

a period of time when play or work is stopped temporarily, especially in sports or games

pausa, tiempo muerto

• take a timeout

Collocations time out for rest · call a time out

• The coach called a timeout to discuss strategy.

  El entrenador llamó un tiempo muerto para discutir estrategia.

a period of time when a player is not allowed to play because they have broken the rules

sanción, penalización

• serve a timeout

Collocations five-minute time out · time out for misconduct

• The referee gave him a two-minute time-out.

  El árbitro le dio dos minutos de tiempo muerto.

a period of time when a computer program stops working and waits for the user to do something or fix an error

tiempo de espera, interrupción temporal

• wait for timeout

Collocations timeout period · network timeout

• The program went into a timeout when the network connection was lost.

  El programa entró en un tiempo de espera cuando se perdió la conexión de red.