In industry, downtime is the time during which machinery or equipment is not operating.
On the production line, downtime has been reduced from 55% to 26%.
2. uncountable noun
In computing, downtime is time when a computer is not working.
3. uncountable noun
Downtime is time when people are not working.
[mainly US]
Downtime in Hollywood can cost a lot of money.
downtime in British English
(ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm)
noun
1. business
time during which a machine or plant is not working because it is incapable of production, as when under repair: the term is sometimes used to include all nonproductive time
Compare idle time
2. informal
time spent not working; spare time
downtime in American English
(ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm)
noun
1.
the time during which a machine, factory, etc. is shut down for repairs or the like
2.
the time during which a computer or computer system is down, or inoperative, due to hardware or software failure
3.
a.
time spent not working; free or leisure time
b.
a brief period of inactivity occurring between tasks or obligations; rest, pause, break, etc.
c.
an unproductive period caused as by illness, unexpected difficulties, etc.
also written down time, ˈdown-ˌtime
Examples of 'downtime' in a sentence
downtime
When in training he will spend his downtime reading or playing video games.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We asked our team to come up with a wishlist for how to spend their holiday downtime.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And the players spend all their downtime on their phones.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is clearly a flat where she enjoys her downtime to the full.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
How do you spend your downtime?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
What are your views on parents' rights to refuse to spend quality family downtime on this?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But she reckons she will spend her downtime soaking up some British culture.
The Sun (2014)
If you need downtime - take it.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Today, he has the bearing of a man who allows himself little downtime.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Interestingly, other engineers reporting this season claimed to have seen rather less downtime this summer than last.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I have no issue with players enjoying downtime.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Another theory is that the brain is a complex organ that needs the downtime provided by sleep to recover from the stresses of waking hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It could be 50 Cent enjoying his downtime.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
downtime
British English: downtime NOUN
In industry, downtime is the time during which machinery or equipment is not operating.
On the production line, downtime has been reduced from 55% to 26%.