time out

タイムアウト

監督が選手に話すためなどに、試合を短時間中断すること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： timeout

よく使う表現： call a time out, take a time out

休憩

ストレスのかかる活動を少し休み、気持ちを楽にすること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： a time out from something (I need a time out from work.)

類義語： break, breather

よく使う表現： take a time out, need a time out

タイムアウトする

処理が制限時間を超えたため、自動的に停止する。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： time out after + period (The connection will time out after thirty seconds.)

類義語： expire

よく使う表現： time out automatically, time out after seconds