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Down time
The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, as with a computer crash.
📖 Definitions of "Down time"
noun
- 1
The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, as with a computer crash.
- 2
A period of time set aside for rest and relaxation; leisure time.
"I've been working all weekend. I need some downtime."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Down time"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| down-timenoun | Alternative form of downtime. [Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or power outage.] |
| downtimenoun | A period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops. |
| off timenoun | Time when one is not working. |
| outagenoun | A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply. |
| come-downnoun | Alternative form of comedown. [A sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown.] |
| deadtimenoun | The time, after an event, during which a system cannot respond to a second event. |
| offseasonnoun | Alternative form of off-season. [The part of the year when business is most slack and there are fewest clients or visitors.] |
| night-timenoun | Alternative form of nighttime. [The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.] |
| day-timenoun | Alternative spelling of daytime. [The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.] |
| day timenoun | Alternative spelling of daytime. [The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.] |
| nightshiftnoun | Alternative spelling of night shift. [A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.] |
| brown-outnoun | Alternative form of brownout. [(electricity) A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination.] |
| downverb | (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
| off-hournoun | time outside normal business hours |
| snoozetimenoun | (informal) The time when one snoozes or sleeps. |
| downticknoun | A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising. |
| downlyingnoun | The time of retiring to rest. |
| off daynoun | A day in which an employee is not scheduled to work; a day off. |
| downfallnoun | A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth. |
| downcomenoun | A tumbling or falling down; a sudden or heavy fall; an overthrow; ruin; destruction. |
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