time-out vs pause

time-out and pause both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
time-out	Yes	No	No	No
pause	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pause is a hypernym of time-out; that is, pause is a word with a broader meaning than time-out:

time-out: a brief suspension of play
pause: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Other hypernyms of time-out include break, intermission, interruption, suspension.

time-out (noun)	pause (noun)
a brief suspension of play	temporary inactivity
	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

time-out (verb)	pause (verb)
	cease an action temporarily
	interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing