time-out

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I believe some of the most annoying Windows slow-downs are to do with synchronous API calls that time-out before they return, or inefficient Windows utilities.

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  1. noun Sports A brief cessation of play at the request of a sports team or an official for rest, consultation, or making substitutions.
  2. noun A short break from work or play.
  3. noun A corrective measure or punishment for young children in which they are separated from others for a brief period.
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  • Yep, there was a time when kids called "time-out" for themselves.
  • Louisville scores 10 straight points and she is saving a time-out for when it counts. after 6 straight points was when it counted. —  NewsOK.com RSS - home
  • "I see myself as a professor who's taken a now-elongated time-out." —  Queen's Journal: Latest stories
  • Not to go CSI here but could have someone on the Virginia bench called the time-out to stop the play? —  Blog updates
  • The rule states that a coach can't call more than 1 time-out during each O.T. period. —  Blog updates
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