request timeout

Connection waited too long

A request timeout occurs when a system stops waiting for a response that hasn't arrived within an expected period.

In computing, servers and browsers impose time limits on requests—if no reply comes, the connection closes rather than waiting indefinitely: The page showed a request timeout error after thirty seconds.

The concept extends to any situation where patience runs out on a pending request.

Related

please wait · connection · lost connection · page not found · expired · deadline · failed · retry · try again · loading · spinning · spinning wheel · buffering · network · latency · slow response · delay · hang

Opposites
connection outcome

request timeoutserver response

System's returned data

acknowledgment

response timing

request timeoutlow latency

Minimal transmission delay

responsive · instantaneous · snappy

Family

request, timeout, requests, requested, requesting, requester, requesters, time, out

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