time-out

Example Sentences

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After the medical time-out, Alcaraz broke serve in the very next game to move two sets up, before rattling quickly through the third set to complete victory.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

But when the defendant walked in, Harvey asked for a time-out.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

“We’re on a time-out, and without really determined focus and deliberate diplomacy, this will be a very long intermission while both sides regroup and think about the next round.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2025

“When we finally got let out of our collective time-out corner, we really wanted to go do stuff,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

That is something the Amity would do: put me in time-out, and then teach me to do cleansing breaths or think positive thoughts.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth