B2nountechnologybusiness
US/ˈdaʊn.taɪm/
UK/ˈdaʊn.taɪm/
a period when a machine, system or factory is not working or not in use
In context
Every hour of downtime on the assembly line costs the company thousands of dollars.
We will schedule the update for midnight to keep downtime to a minimum.
The website suffered two hours of unplanned downtime after the server failed.
Words that go with downtime
adjective + noun
- unplanned downtimeUnplanned downtime hurt our delivery times last month.
- scheduled downtimeScheduled downtime starts at 11 p.m. on Saturday.
- costly downtimeCostly downtime is the main risk of an old machine.
verb + noun
- minimize downtimeRegular maintenance helps minimize downtime.
- reduce downtimeThe new software should reduce downtime on the line.
noun + preposition
- downtime for maintenanceThe plant needs downtime for maintenance every spring.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
a downtimesCorrect: downtime