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dead time

noun as in unproductive time

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Her eyes, wherein the dead time hung just above the underlids, lingered, as with the wish for him to name the name.

There could be no other explanation of their quitting their vessel at this dead time of night.

But,” following the glance of the other at his luggage, “this is a very dead time of the night with us, sir.

They tell us that winter is a dead time in America; but we have found it as well and better than we expected.

It was a dead time, and the whole station seemed nearly deserted.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dead time, such as: downtime, insensitive time, limbo, and time delay.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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