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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Recent Examples of downtime
Between the older kids going back and forth to summer camp, and the little ones demanding daily trips to the park, there’s so much activity and so little downtime.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 4 July 2025
Disney World has not specified what changes were made during the 2025 downtime.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
On the other hand, passion for work was shown to be positively related to engaging in mastery and control experiences during downtime.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Produced by Omar El Kadi) After break-up, Assia seeks downtime with her family which has just opened a restaurant in Spain.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 30 June 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 4 July 2025
Disney World has not specified what changes were made during the 2025 downtime.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
On the other hand, passion for work was shown to be positively related to engaging in mastery and control experiences during downtime.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Produced by Omar El Kadi) After break-up, Assia seeks downtime with her family which has just opened a restaurant in Spain.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtime
Noun
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An unusually warm winter had Midwestern maple syrup producers scrambling in 2024, while pinching drought has hit pumpkins, along with many other crops, across the West.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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Adding a player with multiple years of control at a reasonable cost — both in terms of contract size and prospects given up — would improve the 2025 team while also reducing the free-agent needs this upcoming winter.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Say the weekend prior to the final weekend prior to the All-Star break.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Live With Kelly & Mark took a temporary break from morning TV spiciness to douse the flames of their typically steamy 9 a.m. passions with the tears of longtime producer Michael Gelman.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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“Downtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtime. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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