The downtime is caused by a mechanical problem.
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Downtime
//ˈdaʊntaɪm//
Synonyms for "downtime" (47 found)
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Related words (23)
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1 entriesderived from
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1 entriesTranslations
40 translations across 22 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- فترة التعطيل noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Bulgarian
1 entries- престо́й noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 停機時間 /停机时间 noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Danish
1 entries- nedetid noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Dutch
1 entries- downtime noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Finnish
4 entries- häiriöaika noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- keskeytysaika noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- käyttökatko noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- rauhallisempi aika noun (period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops)
French
4 entries- pause noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- repos noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- taux d'indisponibilité noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- temps d'arrêt noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
German
2 entries- Ausfallzeit noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- Downtime noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Hungarian
4 entries- holtidő noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- kiesési időtartam noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- meghibásodási idő noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- állási idő noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Italian
3 entries- tempo di fermo noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- tempo di riposo noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- tempo passivo noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Japanese
1 entries- ダウンタイム noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Korean
1 entries- 다운타임 noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Macedonian
1 entries- за́стој noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Māori
1 entries- wākarioi noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- nedetid noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- nedetid noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Persian
1 entries- زمان اکار noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Polish
1 entries- przestój noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Russian
2 entries- вре́мя просто́я noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- просто́й noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Spanish
2 entries- tiempo inactivo noun (period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops)
- tiempo muerto noun (period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops)
Swedish
2 entries- avbrottstid noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
- nertid noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
Yakut
1 entries- боростуой noun (amount of time lost due to forces beyond one’s control)
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You need some downtime.
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During downtime, they are watching everything adults do, both inside and outside of the classroom.
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