DOWNTIME

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("downtime" is a kind of...):

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

Antonym:

uptime (a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use)