An interruption, break or pause.
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
An opening in an organ.
A gap in geological strata.
A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
An unexpected break from work.
The point at which such a period begins.
The period of a live action roleplaying event when players are out of character.
Used to announce the end of time in and the beginning of time out.
To call for a time-out.
To call for a suspension of activity or conversation.
to end (an incomplete task) after a time limit
of a task, to be terminated because it was not completed before a time limit