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
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
Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtimes
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El Niño typically brings wetter, cooler weather to the southern United States and warmer, drier winters to Canada and the northern United States.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Multiple states, including Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Nebraska, experienced one of their driest winters on record.—
Dan Peck,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Grocery Outlet Chief Executive Jason Potter did not say there would be layoffs associated with the store closures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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That’s important, because if Americans are thrown out of work, they may be forced to cut back, economists say, hitting companies’ profits and triggering even more layoffs.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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About a two-hour drive south of Luanda, the Praia dos Surfistas (Surfers' Beach) is set on a broad bay with beginner-friendly breaks and a smattering of easygoing beachfront resorts.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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Including the specialized equipment that will fill the data center, Nebius will receive 98% real property tax breaks and 90% breaks on personal property.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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In addition to listing tasks and meetings, add goals to a daily schedule, which can keep remote workers motivated to continue working during lulls in the workday.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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And not have lulls at this point.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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Iran has reasons to limit the trade interruptions.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Brent, the global benchmark, may climb further in the days ahead after the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait started reducing oil production amid a near-closure of the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway, adding to interruptions affecting worldwide energy supply and exports.—
Christine Burke,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Downtimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtimes. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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