timeout
Coach's strategic pause
Timeout is an enforced pause or break.
In sports, teams call timeouts to stop the clock and strategize.
With children, timeout is a disciplinary measure—a period of isolation to calm down: Go sit in timeout for five minutes.
In computing, a timeout occurs when a system stops waiting for a response after a set interval: The connection timed out.
As a verb (usually hyphenated or two words), to time out is to exceed an allowed duration.
Pause in activity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- breatherBrief period of rest
- restCessation of activity
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
relaxation · pause · intermission · lull · reprieve · hiatus · interlude · decompression
Sports rule enforcer
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- coachOne who instructs
- huddleClose protective gathering
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
bench · substitution · clock · stoppage · halftime · injury · review · challenge
Trained self-control or specialty
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- consequenceResult of an action
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- childPerson before puberty
naughty step · cooling off · reflection · punishment · redirection · separation · calm down · tantrum
End of validity
- disconnectTo break a connection
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- errorFault in communication
- connectionA joining or relation
server · request · login · idle · automatic · inactivity · reconnect · refresh
End of validity
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- durationLength of existence
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
cutoff · constraint · cap · allotment · restriction · elapsed · exceeded · configured
Delay in system response
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- lagPeriod of falling behind
- jitterSmall, rapid variation
buffering · ping · throttling · firewall · router · gateway · DNS · connection refused
recess
Pause in activity
downtime · relaxation · pause · intermission · lull · reprieve · hiatus · interlude · decompression · unwind
referee
Sports rule enforcer
strategy · bench · substitution · clock · stoppage · halftime · injury · review · challenge · official
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- consequenceResult of an action
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
child · naughty step · cooling off · reflection · punishment · redirection · separation · calm down · tantrum · misbehavior
expiration
End of validity
- disconnectTo break a connection
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- errorFault in communication
connection · server · request · login · idle · automatic · inactivity · reconnect · refresh · token
expiration
End of validity
maximum · cutoff · constraint · cap · allotment · restriction · elapsed · exceeded · configured · default
latency
Delay in system response
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- lagPeriod of falling behind
jitter · buffering · ping · throttling · firewall · router · gateway · DNS · connection refused · dropped
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- coaching termswhistle, clipboard, playbook, strategy, roster
- game strategiesoffense, defense, counterattack, formation, positioning
- mild punishmentswarning, reprimand, caution, scolding, detention
timeoutplay
Recreation or staged drama
continuous play · game on · action · in play · live ball
timeoutconnection
A joining or relation
response · acknowledgment · keep-alive · handshake · ping