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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. 1

    The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, as with a computer crash.

  2. 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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down-timenounAlternative form of downtime. [Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or power outage.]
downtimenounA period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops.
off timenounTime when one is not working.
outagenounA temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.
come-downnounAlternative form of comedown. [A sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown.]
deadtimenounThe time, after an event, during which a system cannot respond to a second event.
offseasonnounAlternative form of off-season. [The part of the year when business is most slack and there are fewest clients or visitors.]
night-timenounAlternative form of nighttime. [The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.]
day-timenounAlternative spelling of daytime. [The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.]
day timenounAlternative spelling of daytime. [The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.]
nightshiftnounAlternative spelling of night shift. [A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.]
brown-outnounAlternative 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-hournountime outside normal business hours
snoozetimenoun(informal) The time when one snoozes or sleeps.
downticknounA small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
downlyingnounThe time of retiring to rest.
off daynounA day in which an employee is not scheduled to work; a day off.
downfallnounA precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
downcomenounA tumbling or falling down; a sudden or heavy fall; an overthrow; ruin; destruction.

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