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Newguest Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Downtime
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I borrowed some motorcycles and rode around LA on my downtime.
--- I've found that "downtime" can mean to "calm down". So is it possible that he was riding a motorbike just to calm down or rather in his free time?
Thanks
I borrowed some motorcycles and rode around LA on my downtime.
--- I've found that "downtime" can mean to "calm down". So is it possible that he was riding a motorbike just to calm down or rather in his free time?
Thanks
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I'm not familiar with the usage you describe. Do you understand it to work like a verb, rather than a noun? - like "downsize"?
- I'm not familiar with the usage you describe.
- Do you understand it to work like a verb, rather than a noun?
- - like "downsize"?
- In manufacturing, "downtime" can be a dirty word, referring to those periods when a production line is broken down because of accidental damage to equipment, or other types of equipment failure.
- Of course there's planned downtime for routine maintenance.
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I'm not familiar with the usage you describe. Do you understand it to work like a verb, rather than a noun? - like "downsize"?
In manufacturing, "downtime" can be a dirty word, referring to those periods when a production line is broken down because of accidental damage to equipment, or other types of equipment failure. Of course there's planned downtime for routine maintenance. "Tu
In manufacturing, "downtime" can be a dirty word, referring to those periods when a production line is broken down because of accidental damage to equipment, or other types of equipment failure. Of course there's planned downtime for routine maintenance. "Tu
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