How to Use time-out in a Sentence

time-out

noun

• That game came down to the last time-out with 7.1 seconds on the clock.
  — Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2023
• She’s argued for months the Fed needs to take a time-out.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 3 May 2023
• The father leaves his gun within easy reach of the kids, and the mother grabs glassy-eyed time-outs in the car.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• Buffalo had no time-outs and the ball at the Dolphins’ 11-yard line with 11 seconds left in the half.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
• The ball remained in play as Craig stayed on the floor for a few moments before Suns coach Monty Williams called a time-out.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
• There's the more old-fashioned way of disciplining which involves time-outs and things like that.
  — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
• Each team will now get have an opportunity to possess the ball and each will get three time-outs.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
• The performance had a time-out as concertgoers drew Clarkson’s attention to a patron who had passed out on the packed floor area.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
• From first time-out called, to number of receiving yards, catches, sacks; odds are, there's odds on everything this Super Bowl.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
• The world simply can’t afford another four-year time-out from aggressive climate action.
  — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023
• In fact, prior to announcing the parliamentary time-out on the reforms in late March, Netanyahu was able to get the Knesset to pass a law that takes power away from the attorney general to declare a leader unfit for office.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
• Topline The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again Wednesday to a 16-year high, making borrowing costs between banks even more expensive and shaking off calls to take a time-out on hikes to focus on cooling the banking crisis.
  — Derek Saul, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
• The altercation began as Herbert didn’t appreciate Schroder discussing something with center Daniel Theis during the time-out.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2023
• Like many of her peers, Kennedy rejects what is often called the behaviorist approach to parenting, in which caregivers attempt to condition children’s behavior by wielding rewards and punishments—sticker charts, time-outs, and the like.
  — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2023
• FanDuel and DraftKings, for example, allow customers to set deposit limits, wager limits, time limits, and cooling-off/time-out periods.
  — Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2023
• Republican Party deliberations are staying secret longer—mere minutes longer, really—but the digital time-out isn’t fostering party unity.
  — Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024