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downtime

down·time

UK/ˈdaʊntaɪm/ US/ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm/ uncommon us

noun

1.

a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)

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Origin

From down (“out of order; out of service; inoperable”) + time.

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