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tv timeout

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
tv -time-out
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Canadian usage; American usage

Etymology

From TV + timeout.

Usage

Inflected Forms

TV timeouts (plural) TV time-out (alternative) TV time out (alternative) television time-out (alternative) television time out (alternative) television timeout (alternative)

Questions

What does tv timeout mean?
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.
Where does tv timeout come from?
From TV + timeout.

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