Collocations for "downtime"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "downtime" in context.
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downtime
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [week, month] of downtime
- [two] hours of downtime
- [database, network, system, internet] downtime
- [operations, plant, production, work] downtime
- downtime for [maintenance, repairs, system updates]
- downtime [due, owing] to (yearly) [maintenance]
- downtime is expected to [last, go on] until
- downtime will affect all [users, regions, employees]
- downtime will be from [04:00] to [08:00]
- need a few [days] of downtime
- need some downtime to [rest, get away, relax, unwind]
- wish I had more downtime
- [don't have, never get] any downtime right now
- will have some downtime in [August, December]
- am taking some downtime from my [work, duties, studies]
- the downtime [date, length, duration]
'downtime' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):