downtime
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He said it had reduced Llanwern's UK market to just 25% and meant that workers were having a lot of downtime with production lines that are not constantly running.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
But it can’t be held liable for the customer’s lost revenue from that downtime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He is also fresh-faced, because he’s filming the Alex Garland film “Elden Ring” in London during his downtime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
What I really mean is that, in my downtime, I’ve been steeping myself in things I already know will bring me comfort.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Still reeling from my experience on the gallery, I was mainly relieved to have some downtime, but the others were on edge and found the lack of activity excruciating.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
“We’re going to see a traffic jam of patch releases and system downtimes as companies try to apply these patches.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
But toy sales tend to be resilient in downtimes because parents do not want to disappoint their children, said Linda Bolton Weiser, an analyst with D.A.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
Naturally enough, I’ve been assembling a pile of books to relax with during the downtimes when I won’t be working on a Major Writing Project that is — sigh — at least three years overdue.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022
Since March 14, production has been at a standstill at its truck plants in Munich and Krakow, and it has seen significant production downtimes in Nuremberg, Salzgitter and Wittlich, MAN said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2022
He’s shorthanded because only three of the 12 servers he laid off during the downtimes have returned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
