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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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Nearby words

  1. idk,
  2. idle,
  3. idle character,
  4. idle gear,
  5. idle pulley,
  6. idle wheel,
  7. idleness,
  8. idler,
  9. idler shaft,
  10. idlesse
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