as in winter
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
a knee operation that could result in months of downtime for the ski racer
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Recent Examples of downtime
Therefore, respect your need for some privacy and downtime.
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Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
Not much happens, but every shot is composed like a widescreen mini-epic of downtime and hangtime, without much happening or any earnest revelations to solemnize things.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
During some downtime, Kim wondered what her next engagement ring might look like.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Measuring recovery times will help justify this 1% improvement by optimizing downtime costs.
—Morey Haber, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
Not much happens, but every shot is composed like a widescreen mini-epic of downtime and hangtime, without much happening or any earnest revelations to solemnize things.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
During some downtime, Kim wondered what her next engagement ring might look like.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Measuring recovery times will help justify this 1% improvement by optimizing downtime costs.
—Morey Haber, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downtime
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“Downtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtime. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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