tell time vs time out

tell time

verb
  • to measure time, to determine the current time 

  • to read the time as displayed on a clock 

time out

verb
  • of a task, to be terminated because it was not completed before a time limit 

  • to end (an incomplete task) after a time limit 

intj
  • 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. 

noun
  • The point at which such a period begins. 

  • The period of a live action roleplaying event when players are out of character. 

How often have the words tell time and time out occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )