downtime
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But the report also uncovered something that had been overlooked: Many sailors spent their downtime on phones instead of studying for qualifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Sailors can usually expect some downtime on land every 30 to 45 days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Levy told the crowd that he and Gosling spent a lot of their downtime on set daydreaming about Ghost Rider and swapping ideas.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Linton fondly remembers the great food in the city and hanging out with friends in other bands while Burch spent downtime skateboarding in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
But the quirkiness of the machinery produced a lot of downtime.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
“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
Undersupply of semiconductors is leading to production downtimes in the car industry and many other industrial sectors.
From Reuters ● Aug. 5, 2021
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
