time out

tempo morto, time-out

Breve interruzione di una partita, spesso per permettere all’allenatore di parlare ai giocatori.

In inglese semplice: A short pause in a sports game, often so a coach can speak to the players.

• The coach called a time out.
• We discussed our next move during the time out.
• Does the team have another time out left?

Sinonimi: timeout

Espressioni comuni: call a time out, take a time out

pausa

Breve pausa da un’attività stressante per rilassarsi.

In inglese semplice: A short break from a stressful activity so you can relax.

• I need a time out.
• She took a time out from the argument.
• A short time out helped us feel calmer.

Come si usa: a time out from something (I need a time out from work.)

Sinonimi: break, breather

Espressioni comuni: take a time out, need a time out

scadere per timeout

Interrompersi automaticamente perché un’operazione ha superato il tempo consentito.

In inglese semplice: To stop automatically because a task has taken longer than the allowed time.

• The connection timed out.
• Our download timed out before it finished.
• Does the request time out after a minute?

Come si usa: time out after + period (The connection will time out after thirty seconds.)

Sinonimi: expire

Espressioni comuni: time out automatically, time out after seconds