phrasal verb

Time out

Letter TInseparable

2Sections

End or close because of a time limit

Meanings

  • End or close because of a time limit (intransitive, International English)
  • End or close something because of a time limit (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • The program TIMED OUT before I could reply.
  • The program TIMED me OUT after twenty minutes.

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