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The meaning of DOWNTIME is time during which production is stopped especially during setup for an operation or when making repairs. How to use downtime in a sentence.
the time during which a machine, especially a computer, is not working or is not able to be used: Slow download times, inadequate security and website downtime can damage your business plan. PRODUCTION. time when a business does not operate, for example when machines break down or there is no work to do:
the time during which a machine, esp. a computer, is not working or is not able to be used. Downtime for a person is a time when the person can relax: I have three kids, so downtime is scarce. (Definition of downtime from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. a time times during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive. an interval during which a machine is not productive, as during repair, malfunction, maintenance. downtime. / ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm /.
A period of time when one is not working or engaged in a planned activity: "Railroaders' sleep habits are constantly disrupted, and their downtime is rarely long enough to ensure a good night's rest" (Jeff Goodell).
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.
The term downtime (also (system) outage or (system) drought colloquially) is used to refer to periods when a system is unavailable. The unavailability is the proportion of a time-span that a system is unavailable or offline.
