timeout

tiempo muerto

Pausa breve en un partido, que suele pedirse para que el entrenador hable con los jugadores.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: time-out

Expresiones frecuentes: call a timeout, take a timeout, team timeout

tiempo de espera agotado

Interrupción de una tarea informática por haber superado el tiempo permitido.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: connection timeout, request timeout, timeout error

descanso, pausa

Breve descanso de una actividad estresante para relajarse o recuperar la calma.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: timeout from something (I need a timeout from all this arguing.)

Sinónimos: break, breather

Expresiones frecuentes: take a timeout, need a timeout, timeout from something

tiempo de espera

Tiempo máximo que puede durar una tarea informática antes de que se detenga.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: time limit

Expresiones frecuentes: set a timeout, connection timeout, timeout value