dead time

Example Sentences

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“It’s cut out a lot of dead time, there’s not a lot of waiting around, it’s what fans say they want,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2023

MLB’s goal is to eliminate dead time, such time-consuming tics such as Nomar Garciaparra tapping toes and adjusting batting gloves between pitches.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

Mr Gidney, principal dentist at a practice in Monmouthshire which has 7,000 patients, said the "dead time" was limiting how many non-urgent patients they could see and creating a "bottleneck" in the system.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2021

For a rapidly changing game, there is nothing to lose by creatively trying to generate more action and reduce dead time.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2021

When, during the 3:00-4:00 o’clock dead time, I finally sit down to wrap silver, my flesh seems to bond to the seat.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich