TIMEOUT


Meaning of TIMEOUT in English

/ ˈtaɪmaʊt; NAmE / noun

1.

( NAmE ) a short period of rest during a sports game

2.

( computing ) an occasion when a process or program is automatically stopped after a certain amount of time because it has not worked successfully

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.