TV timeout

English

Alternative forms
  • TV time-out
  • TV time out
  • television time-out
  • television time out
  • television timeout

Etymology

TV +‎ timeout

Noun

TV timeout (plural TV timeouts)

  1. (Canada, US, sports television) A time-out taking place during a televised sports match where the game clock is stopped for a period of time to allow for TV commercials to air before the resumption of play. The delay is usually after a whistle or other stoppage of play occurs, and not an interference with gameplay in and of itself.
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