[doun-tahym] 
| 1. | a time 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. |
| down·time (doun'tīm') n. The period of time when something, such as a factory or a piece of machinery, is not in operation, especially as the result of a malfunction. |
