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Definition down time in British English

down time noun

[uncountable] noun
1

time when a computer or other machine is not working

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2

time when you can relax and not work

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3

a period of time during which a business or organisation stops working for some reason

Example

The cafe's building needed expansion which meant down time and loss of revenue.

Definition down time in British English