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Discover Ludwig"times out" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to mean that a period of time has elapsed, for example: "We waited for fifteen minutes, but the bus never arrived; time had run out."
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times out
verb
Third person singular of time out
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Say it a few times out loud.
When the timer times out, the recovery mechanism is lunched.
Repeat it few times out loud.
Repeat your numbers many times out loud.
Ten times out of 10.
Nine times out of 10, he does.
Are the times out of joint?
Nine times out of 10 there was.
(Well, nine times out of ten).
Nine times out of ten they're right".
Nine times out of 10 – or 19 times out of 20 – musical ideas come and go.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com