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downtime
downtime
noun down·time \ˈdau̇n-ˌtīm\
: time when you are not working or busy
: time during which a computer or machine is not working
Full Definition of DOWNTIME
1
: time during which production is stopped especially during setup for an operation or when making repairs
2
: inactive time (as between periods of work) <napping during our downtime> <an injured athlete facing months of downtime>
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Examples of DOWNTIME
- After a busy day at work, I look forward to some downtime at home.
- The kids napped during their downtime.
- We need to minimize network downtime.
First Known Use of DOWNTIME
1928
Rhymes with DOWNTIME
airtime, all-time, bedtime, begrime, big time, big-time, birdlime, buy time, call time, crunch time, cut time, daytime, dreamtime, drive time, enzyme, eye rhyme, face time, flextime, foretime, free-climb, full-time, half dime, halftime, hang time, hate crime, hill climb, in time, key lime, lifetime, longtime, lunchtime, make time, Mannheim, mark time, Maytime, mealtime, meantime, Mülheim, nighttime, noontime, old-time, onetime, on time, part-time, pastime, peacetime, Pforzheim, playtime, post time, prime time, quicklime, quick time, ragtime, real time, rock climb, schooltime, seedtime, showtime, sight rhyme, small-time, sometime, Sondheim, space-time, springtime, sublime, teatime, two-time, uptime, Waldheim, war crime, wartime, wind chime
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