downtimes

plural of downtime
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. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Mowing Cool-Season Grass If your winters are snowy, your grass is likely a cool-season variety, such as Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescue, or perennial ryegrass.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In areas with mild winters, parsley may survive all season, bringing fresh flavor to cold-weather meals.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Thousands of federal workers are bracing for layoffs after the White House threatened mass firings if an agreement isn’t reached to avoid a government shutdown.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The administration threatens mass layoffs as Congress again barrels towards a government shutdown.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At this level, the EPA advises sensitive groups to take more breaks and do less intense activities when outside.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The lawsuit claims workers were not paid for pre-shift and post-shift activities, or for work performed during their meal breaks.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Figuring how to avoid similar lulls in key moments will be another critical offseason task.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The bursts of action punctuate these lulls and sync perfectly with the intro song, Shortchange Hero (by The Heavy).
    G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Any interruptions to basic research, such as changes to financial supports or institutions, may threaten future discoveries and potential payoffs for years to come.
    Ryan Summers, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For the most part, essential federal services continue during a government shutdown, but if the shutdown stretches on, delays and interruptions in federal aid, air travel and other services are likely.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Downtimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtimes. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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