Thesaurus results for DOWNTIME

downtime

noun

ˈdau̇n-ˌtīm

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 And remember, not every moment of your child’s day needs to be booked up with an activity—there are benefits to downtime and even boredom. —

Anna Earl, Parents, 27 June 2026 Its quick-release, tool-free battery system enables operators to swap batteries within seconds, minimizing downtime during industrial inspections, security patrols, and disaster response operations. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2026 Mahle had plenty of downtime on the IL to fix what’s been a disastrous season. —

Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Jacqueline Carlon, senior vice president of marketing and communications for AerSale, said airlines evaluating the system focus on certification, installation downtime and integration into existing operations. —

Amalia Roy, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for downtime

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Noun

Last winter was the second-warmest on record, according to the city’s ordinance, with record low snowpack almost everywhere.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
As Norway has advanced in the World Cup, the atmosphere has grown more frenzied in the country than even during a summer or winter Olympics, Tufte said.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 July 2026

Definition of winter

Noun

Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski and Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes might pitch on the Sunday before the All-Star break, which would make Sánchez a logical choice.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 5 July 2026