call (a) time-out
idiom
: to ask for a short period of time to stop doing something in order to rest or do something else
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In an operating room, for example, anyone can call a time-out.
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Caitlin Rivers, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2024
In sports, coaches call a time-out to bring focus, assess the flow and momentum of the game and craft their next play.
—J. Gerald Suarez, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022
Country radio stations nationwide put up polls asking listeners to vote on whether Church was entitled to call a time-out from his tour for personal reasons or was betraying his base, with opinions sharply split.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022
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Caitlin Rivers, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2024
In sports, coaches call a time-out to bring focus, assess the flow and momentum of the game and craft their next play.
—J. Gerald Suarez, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022
Country radio stations nationwide put up polls asking listeners to vote on whether Church was entitled to call a time-out from his tour for personal reasons or was betraying his base, with opinions sharply split.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022
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“Call (a) time-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20%28a%29%20time-out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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