time out
time out {n. phr.}
Time during which a game, a lecture, a discussion or other activity is stopped for a while for some extra questions or informal discussion, or some other reason.
He took a time out from studying to go to a movie.
The player called time out so he could tie his shoe.
"Time out!" — The students said, "Could you explain that again?"
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
