downtime
[ doun-tahym ]
/ ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm /
noun
a time during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
an interval during which a machine is not productive, as during repair, malfunction, maintenance.
Also called
dead time.
Words nearby downtime
downstroke,
downswing,
downtake,
downthrow,
downtick,
downtime,
downtown,
downtrend,
downtrodden,
downturn,
downvote
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British Dictionary definitions for downtime
downtime
/ (ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm) /
noun
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
informal
time spent not working; spare time