downtime

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

False alarms would result in unnecessary downtime, while the machine is reset.

From BBC • May 11, 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

Rental prices for advanced chips have risen sharply, while some AI tools have seen more downtime or have been forced to ration usage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins