The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word NAP which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Short time out crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAP | 33 % | 3 |
| DOZE | 22 % | 4 |
| CATNAP | 22 % | 6 |
| RESPITE | 11 % | 7 |
| FORTYWINKS | 11 % | 10 |
Why may NAP be the right solution?
The clue "Short time out?" is a play on words. "Short time" suggests a brief period, which can be associated with a nap, as taking a nap is a short break or rest period. So, the answer "NAP" fits the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Short time out
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nap
- catnap
- doze
- respite
- stepping
- steps
- soon
- transient
- shortly
- trice
- rest
- betimes
Crossword Answer definitions
NAP noun- A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
- To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
- To be off one's guard.
- A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
- The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
- To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
- A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
- A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
- A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
- To grab; to nab.
- To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive).
- (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NAP
- Fabric fuzz
- Afternoon snooze
- Drift off for a bit
- Part of a toddler's afternoon routine
- Take a snooze
- Day break
- Fuzzy fabric surface
- Fast crash?
- Quick time out?
- Fuzzy surface
More clues leading to the result DOZE
More clues leading to the result CATNAP
- Snooze
- Quick snooze
- 42-Across for a bit
- Midafternoon refresher
- Forty winks
- A few winks
- Brief downtime
- Mini-doze
- Quick break
- Short snooze
More clues leading to the result RESPITE
- Break
- Breathing spell
- Breathing space
- Reprieve
- Time off
- Relief
- Time to catch one's breath
- Refreshing break
- Time-out
- Breather