as in winters
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 downtimes
When everyone from operators to engineers and managers are able to discuss yields, downtimes, reworks and even traceability in terms of factual data, discussions can become significantly more fruitful.
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Ihor Yurchenko,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
The average response time for phone calls dropped to 6 minutes from 30 minutes in the prior fiscal year; field office wait times decreased to 23 minutes; and removal of online service downtimes has benefited an additional 125,000 users in a single week, according to the agency's findings.
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Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Ihor Yurchenko,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
The average response time for phone calls dropped to 6 minutes from 30 minutes in the prior fiscal year; field office wait times decreased to 23 minutes; and removal of online service downtimes has benefited an additional 125,000 users in a single week, according to the agency's findings.
—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtimes
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As winters become warmer, deer populations move into new areas of the country.
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Add longer flights, higher costs, and colder winters, and the Caribbean starts to look like the more practical alternative.
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The June jobs report comes out a day earlier due to the July 4 holiday and the weekly unemployment benefits report, which acts as a proxy for layoffs, is also scheduled for release.
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While no layoffs were proposed, the city froze hiring for several positions, including animal control officer, code enforcement officer, and senior civil engineer.
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Players have medical staff, three-minute cooling breaks midway through each half, regardless of temperatures, and other heat safeguards.
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People who must be outside are advised to drink plenty of fluids, take frequent rest breaks and stay in the shade when possible.
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Atmospheric warming is diminishing wildfires’ nighttime lulls.
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Yes, there were lulls, to be sure.
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The result can be a more consistent connection, fewer interruptions and less of that infuriating mid-episode quality drop.
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These are arranged in a 2+1 redundant, Tier III-compliant setup that prevents power interruptions through battery-to-generator transitions.
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“Downtimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtimes. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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