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
Such prolonged downtime is not feasible for a commercial power plant.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Delivery vehicles and buses could stay on the road longer with less downtime.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Some configurations extend coverage to three years and include advanced replacement, allowing cross-shipping for minimal downtime.
—PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Alongside Azure, Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365, the Store’s downtime is compounding users' frustrations and fueling speculation about what’s really going on.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Delivery vehicles and buses could stay on the road longer with less downtime.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Some configurations extend coverage to three years and include advanced replacement, allowing cross-shipping for minimal downtime.
—PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Alongside Azure, Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365, the Store’s downtime is compounding users' frustrations and fueling speculation about what’s really going on.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downtime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtime
Noun
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The New York Mets missed the postseason last year and have some big decisions to make this winter.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Finding the perfect dress to match her winter wedding was important to her to honor the couple’s mountain winter wedding in Sun Valley, Idaho.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Minnesota led 71-54 at the halftime break.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Hoover settled down as the game wore on and led TCU on a scoring drive after the halftime break.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Downtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtime. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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