downtime
noun
a time during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
downtimes
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pluralof downtime.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But toy sales tend to be resilient in downtimes because parents do not want to disappoint their children, said Linda Bolton Weiser, an analyst with D.A.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
Since March 14, production has been at a standstill at its truck plants in Munich and Krakow, and it has seen significant production downtimes in Nuremberg, Salzgitter and Wittlich, MAN said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2022
He’s shorthanded because only three of the 12 servers he laid off during the downtimes have returned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
At 30-minute intervals, he received faxes listing production rates and downtimes at Massey’s various mines.
From Washington Post ● May 22, 2018
The countries have different vacation periods, which Mr. Williams said leads to different downtimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2016
