downtime

Example Sentences

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It’s the latest concept from a husband-and-wife team on a mission to amp up airport downtime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Chronic fatigue has become increasingly common in modern life as people juggle heavier workloads and less downtime.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

While the industry’s “gold standard” is 99.999% uptime — known as “five nines,” which translates to just five minutes of downtime per year — Anthropic’s core services have recently hovered around 99.1%.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

In his downtime he would travel by horse and buggy across Pennsylvania and neighboring states with what he called his "exhibition": a new-fangled Edison phonograph, a magic lantern slide projector and later on, movies.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

My mother and sister are home for 18:00—Reflection, a half hour of downtime before dinner.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins