as in winter
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
a knee operation that could result in months of downtime for the ski racer
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In that downtime, Wilson enjoys a bit of video gaming and building model airplanes.
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
Because infrastructure organizations have limited tolerance for downtime, threat actors gain leverage, especially in ransomware cases.
—Steve Durbin, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
After enjoying the swings, Heather and Tristan opted for some downtime.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Aside from laser treatments and certain injectables, one of the most popular in-office treatments that doesn’t take much time to employ but does require a bit of downtime, is a chemical peel.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
Because infrastructure organizations have limited tolerance for downtime, threat actors gain leverage, especially in ransomware cases.
—Steve Durbin, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
After enjoying the swings, Heather and Tristan opted for some downtime.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Aside from laser treatments and certain injectables, one of the most popular in-office treatments that doesn’t take much time to employ but does require a bit of downtime, is a chemical peel.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for downtime
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“Downtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtime. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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