time out

tiempo muerto

Breve interrupción de un partido, a menudo para que el entrenador hable con los jugadores.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: timeout

Expresiones frecuentes: call a time out, take a time out

descanso, pausa

Pausa breve en una actividad estresante para relajarse.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: a time out from something (I need a time out from work.)

Sinónimos: break, breather

Expresiones frecuentes: take a time out, need a time out

agotar el tiempo de espera

Detenerse automáticamente porque una tarea ha superado el tiempo permitido.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: time out after + period (The connection will time out after thirty seconds.)

Sinónimos: expire

Expresiones frecuentes: time out automatically, time out after seconds