downtime

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or power outage.
2. (countable, uncountable) A period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops.
3. (Canada, US, countable, uncountable) A period of time set aside for relaxation and rest; leisure time, free time.

Opposite of

uptime

Synonyms

idle time

down time

dead time

standby time

lost time

standing time

suspend production

standstill

stoppage

time-out

waiting time

hard-on

erection

stoppage time

phase-out produetion

idling period

down-time

lie time

breakdown time

stop production

production halts

idleness

off-time

shut down

Translations

Ausfallzeit

Downtime

temps d’immobilisation

temps d’arrêt

tiempo fuera de servicio

Stillstandszeit

مُدّة التّوقُّف

مُدّة التّعطُّل

وقت التعطل

βλάβη

χρόνος αργίας

temps mort

فتْرة التّوقُّف

durée de l’immobilisation

فتْرة التّعطُّل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaʊntaɪm/

Etymology

From down (“out of order; out of service; inoperable”) + time.