How to Use downtime in a Sentence

downtime

noun

• The kids napped during their downtime.
• After a busy day at work, I look forward to some downtime at home.
• We need to minimize network downtime.
• In the midst of that busy day, Bluesky even survived a downtime.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2023
• Even our downtimes are better than 99.9 percent of the world’s best.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
• For your downtime Going out 🚶 Here are 15 things to do in San Pedro.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• There's also a year-round heated pool and hot tub for more downtime.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2023
• And without restorative downtime, the body and mind can't perform at their peak.
  — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
• On the rare moment of downtime, Ainslie dabbles in other sports.
  — Erin Carlson, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
• To go in and get that vampire facial all the time, to have the downtime, nobody really has time for that.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2023
• When the youngest of her three children was born in December, 2019, Street had some downtime and picked up sewing again.
  — Megan Becka, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022
• Grant hasn’t had much downtime since she was discovered as a teenage singer and released her first album at the age of 16.
  — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2022
• Take two hours of alone time: HSPs need more alone time and downtime to process, rest, and recover than others.
  — Jessica Migala, Health, 26 Mar. 2024
• The couple used the dining downtime to change into their second looks.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2023
• Use the remaining downtime to make a side salad and the pasta filling.
  — Sonja and Alex Overhiser, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
• What’s more, 46% struggle to switch off during their downtime.
  — Dede Henley, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• For your downtime Going out 🍹Latino holiday drinks: How to make them and where to find them.
  — Sandhya Kambhampati, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• The band hopes to make the best of some downtime while in Alaska, with trips to Talkeetna and Girdwood planned as well as hiking and rafting.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2023
• The surge in demand was so strong that the service, which launched on app stores in February took downtime for an upgrade.
  — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 1 May 2023
• Any downtime these days finds Stokes at home with his dog, Milo, and staying grounded.
  — Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
• His manger put the battery in his back to take advantage of his downtime by teaming up with his iconic brethren.
  — Shaheem Reid, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2023
• Meanwhile, most of the Dutton clan and the bunkhouse crew are enjoying a little downtime during the cattle round-up.
  — Yolanda MacHado, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2022
• The sweet video captured a moment of downtime for the actress amid a busy holiday season.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
• Perusing LinkedIn might not seem like the typical way to spend your downtime.
  — Nell Gallogly, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2023
• What Ragnow, a Pro Bowl selection in 2020, has done this season is spend most of his downtime in the training room.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2022
• The procedure treats concerns from melasma to stretch marks with low downtime.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
• All those long car rides, all those front-seat talks, all that downtime between games, all that time with your kids and their friends — that might be the most important part of this.
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2022
• For your downtime Going out 🌊 How to spend the night in a lighthouse on a tiny California island.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
• Gauff was seen using the downtime to practice hitting a few tennis balls and snacking on fruit.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
• Who doesn’t love getting a glimpse into how celebrities spend their downtime?
  — Grace McCarty, SELF, 11 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024