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

Margins were also impacted by planned downtime at its Russellville, Ala., plant, which the company is converting into a Case Ready plant to support the growth of a key customer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“Beyond simply a cost impact on metals production, this could see metals producers starting to cut back on output or take maintenance downtime in coming months,” the economists write.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“I’m serious about the scavenge. We had downtime waiting for you.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi