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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

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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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Origin of downtime1

First recorded in 1925–30; down 1 + time
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Since his consciousness is surgically divided between the professional life of his "innie" and downtime with his spouse and children, outie Dylan doesn't remember anything about his workdays.

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Army company in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970, as a group of men trek across the jungle, land in firefights and use downtime to josh and fight over God, country, race and more.

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"The second week was rather easier, because we were just keeping him away from the other media then; we had more downtime and a more enjoyable time."

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"That January and February is super important to us, to have that downtime," she says.

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When they’re not battling the blaze, the men spend their downtime resting, eating, showering and doing laundry at the base camp.

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