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idle time

noun

commerce time during which a machine or a worker could be working but is not, as when one job has been completed and tooling or materials for the next are not complete or availableCompare downtime

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Words nearby idle time

idleness, idle pulley, idler, idler shaft, idlesse, idle time, idle wheel, idly, IDN, Ido, idocrase
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