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
For your downtime Going out Bad Bunny will embark on his world tour this fall, making new stops in Brazil, Japan and Australia.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Those decisions have included increasing pickup truck production at a plant in Indiana, canceling downtime at a plant in Missouri and suspending production of its large electric vehicle delivery vans in Canada.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
During his downtime, Radcliffe works with the Trevor Project (among other charities); writes poetry (under a pen name); and unwinds by playing fantasy football and learning complex rap lyrics.
—Julia Emmanuele, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The downtime necessary to roll out the update is scheduled to begin at 2 a.m. Eastern time.
—Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Those decisions have included increasing pickup truck production at a plant in Indiana, canceling downtime at a plant in Missouri and suspending production of its large electric vehicle delivery vans in Canada.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
During his downtime, Radcliffe works with the Trevor Project (among other charities); writes poetry (under a pen name); and unwinds by playing fantasy football and learning complex rap lyrics.
—Julia Emmanuele, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The downtime necessary to roll out the update is scheduled to begin at 2 a.m. Eastern time.
—Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtime
Noun
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Media members asked Bregman about the offseason pursuit, the possibility of being booed, his relationship with manager A.J. Hinch, and yes, even the possibility of the Tigers being on his radar again next winter, when Bregman could opt out of his Red Sox deal.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Listen to this article The Broncos’ winter of staff attrition, finally, is turning over to a spring of staff addition.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
13 May 2025
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Chances arrived at both ends before the decisive moment, David Silva bouncing a close-range volley over the bar before the break, while Kenwyne Jones toe-poked a shot into a sprawling Joe Hart — Stoke’s only on-target attempt of the game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Verizon said all of the same provisions will apply to Frontier. Need a break?—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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“Downtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtime. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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