timeout

タイムアウト

試合中、監督が選手に話すためなどに取る短い休止。

やさしい英語で： A short pause in a sports game, often requested so a coach can talk to the players.

• The coach called a timeout.
• We discussed our next play during the timeout.
• Each team has two timeouts left.

類義語： time-out

よく使う表現： call a timeout, take a timeout, team timeout

タイムアウト

コンピューターの処理が制限時間を超えたために中止されること。

やさしい英語で： The stopping of a computer task because it has taken longer than the allowed time.

• A timeout stopped the download.
• The slow connection caused several timeouts.
• If you get a timeout, try sending the request again.

よく使う表現： connection timeout, request timeout, timeout error

休憩、一休み

ストレスのあることから少し離れ、休んだり気持ちを落ち着けたりする時間。

やさしい英語で： A short break from something stressful, giving you time to rest or calm down.

• I need a timeout.
• She took a timeout from the stressful discussion.
• A brief timeout helped us calm down before continuing.

使い方： timeout from something (I need a timeout from all this arguing.)

類義語： break, breather

よく使う表現： take a timeout, need a timeout, timeout from something

制限時間、タイムアウト時間

コンピューターの処理が中止されるまでに許される最大の時間。

やさしい英語で： The longest time a computer process is allowed to take before it is stopped.

• Set the timeout to ten seconds.
• A longer timeout gives the server more time to respond.
• The default timeout is too short for this task.

類義語： time limit

よく使う表現： set a timeout, connection timeout, timeout value