idle time

noun

1. 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 available Compare downtime

Example Sentences

I wasn’t balling out of control, but I had some disposable income and idle time.

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And then when I had just idle time, and I was just by myself in my condo, it was just a recipe for craziness.

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They say “Idle time is the devil’s playground.”

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Even if this is true, understaffing leads to neglect in rehabilitation and excessive idle time.

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The study's co-author Dr Adwait Sharma agreed, saying the device's "idle time" presented "unique opportunities" to meet the "growing need for adaptable robots and integrated systems that can seamlessly fit into our daily lives".

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