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View synonyms for downtime

downtime

[ doun-tahym ]

noun

  1. a time times during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
  2. an interval during which a machine is not productive, as during repair, malfunction, maintenance.


downtime

/ ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm /

noun

  1. commerce time during which a machine or plant is not working because it is incapable of production, as when under repair: the term is sometimes used to include all nonproductive time Compare idle time
  2. informal.
    time spent not working; spare time


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Word History and Origins

Origin of downtime1

First recorded in 1925–30; down 1 + time

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Example Sentences

Presidents have always needed downtime to recharge to face the next crisis.

Is it becoming part of the SNL contract that you do voices for this show in your downtime?

When we were having downtime and back at the hotel, I just slept a lot.

Did you two engage in any hobbies or games together in your downtime?

A new procedure for hysterectomies, done via robotic arm via a single incision, results in no scarring and little downtime.

Only the card reader has had any downtime of consequence, and modifications seem to have resolved its problems.

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