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TV timeout

TV timeout 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.

Noun

TV timeout (plural TV timeouts)

  1. (Canada, US) 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.

Forms of TV timeout

pluralTV timeouts
alternative formTV time-out
alternative formTV time out
alternative formtelevision time-out
alternative formtelevision time out
alternative formtelevision timeout

Origin of TV timeout

From TV + timeout.

Questions about TV timeout

What does TV timeout mean?
TV timeout means 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.
What part of speech is TV timeout?
TV timeout is a noun.
What is the plural of TV timeout?
The plural of TV timeout is TV timeouts.

Words near TV timeout in the dictionary

  1. TV show
  2. TV shows
  3. TV stand
  4. TV stands
  5. TV talk
  6. TV timeout
  7. TV timeouts
  8. TV tray
  9. TV trays
  10. TV tuner
  11. TV tuners

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