Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a pause from doing something (as work);
- Example: "we took a 10-minute break"- Example: "he took time out to recuperate"[syn: respite, recess, break, time out]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
time out
n 1: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a
10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn:
respite, recess, break, time out]