How to Use downtime in a Sentence

downtime

noun
  • The kids napped during their downtime.
  • After a busy day at work, I look forward to some downtime at home.
  • We need to minimize network downtime.
  • There was a lot of downtime, and Dolton is a small town.
    Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 16 May 2024
  • In the midst of that busy day, Bluesky even survived a downtime.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2023
  • There’s plenty of downtime on tour to get that kind of work done.
    Josh Chesler, SPIN, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Yet the downtime proved fruitful in more ways than one.
    Meaghan Garvey, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Give it some downtime, and your skin will emerge looking bright and clear.
    Fani Mari, Allure, 3 May 2022
  • The vibe during downtime tends to be loose and friendly.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 24 July 2024
  • Even our downtimes are better than 99.9 percent of the world’s best.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • During a visit to Ireland, the pair had some downtime on the cliff walk at Howth.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Khloé Kardashian makes the most of her downtime with her kids!
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
  • Woods has been spending a lot of his downtime with his kids: Sam, 14, and Charlie, 13.
    Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The report calculated the cost of downtime for the three tiers.
    Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • During downtime, guests can use the saltwater pool and the open-air gym.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2024
  • For your downtime Going out 🚶 Here are 15 things to do in San Pedro.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • For your downtime Going out 🧘🏽‍♀️L.A. has hit peak sound bath.
    Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • There's also a year-round heated pool and hot tub for more downtime.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2023
  • And without restorative downtime, the body and mind can't perform at their peak.
    Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
  • For your downtime Going out 🥒 Forget the trendy juice bars.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
  • During our downtime, Ali and I loved to s----talk about the other Houseguests.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 June 2022
  • Trevor Stout and Tom Stankiewicz had a lot of downtime while they were stuck at home in 2020 during the pandemic.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2022
  • For now, taking this downtime has been key for Kent to get through the last few weeks of her pregnancy.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Aug. 2024
  • On the rare moment of downtime, Ainslie dabbles in other sports.
    Erin Carlson, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
  • To go in and get that vampire facial all the time, to have the downtime, nobody really has time for that.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2023
  • But with a lot of downtime during those long events, Conrad came to know McClure as a friend.
    Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2022
  • Before heading to the shows, the 25-year-old star spent some downtime lounging by the pool and wore the cutest leopard print bikini.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 26 Apr. 2022
  • When the youngest of her three children was born in December, 2019, Street had some downtime and picked up sewing again.
    Megan Becka, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Poolside cabanas and a full-service spa help offset all the activity with a little downtime.
    Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The Retreats’ family-friendly tent setups come with private communal space for meals and post-game drive downtime.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024

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