downtime

Example Sentences

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False alarms would result in unnecessary downtime, while the machine is reset.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

While the industry’s “gold standard” is 99.999% uptime — known as “five nines,” which translates to just five minutes of downtime per year — Anthropic’s core services have recently hovered around 99.1%.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

In his downtime he would travel by horse and buggy across Pennsylvania and neighboring states with what he called his "exhibition": a new-fangled Edison phonograph, a magic lantern slide projector and later on, movies.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

But those payoffs only partially cover the financial hit, and don’t cover factory downtime while suppliers seek new business and retool plants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He sat low beneath a plywood gunnel a navy crew had jury- rigged during downtime in Noumea.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson