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downtime

noun
/ˈdaʊntaɪm/UK/ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm/US

Etymology

From down (“out of order; out of service; inoperable”) + time.

  1. derived from *deh₂y-✻
  2. derived from *deh₂imō✻
  3. inherited from *tīmô✻
  4. inherited from *tīmō✻
  5. inherited from tīma — “time, period, space of time, season, lifetime, fixed time, favorable time, opportunity”
  6. inherited from tyme
  7. compounded as downtime — “down + time”

Definitions

  1. Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or…

    Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or power outage.

  2. A period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops.

  3. A period of time set aside for relaxation and rest

    A period of time set aside for relaxation and rest; leisure time, free time.

    • I’ve been working all weekend. I need some downtime.
    • But scientists point to an unanticipated side effect: when people keep their brains busy with digital input, they are forfeiting downtime that could allow them to better learn and remember information, or come up with new ideas.
    • ‘We need to use the downtime, when things are calm, to prepare for when things get serious in the decades to come,’ he [Demis Hassabis] has said. ‘The time we have now is valuable, and we need to make use of it.’

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA