Downtime and Uptime

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Downtime

Downtime noun - A period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions).
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Uptime is an antonym for downtime.

Uptime

Uptime noun - A period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use.
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Downtime is an antonym for uptime.
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  • Tonka Tough Their computers exceeded five nines of uptime—that's less than five-and-a-half minutes of downtime a year.
    Source: Tonka Tough
  • Colonel Badass Because of that and his service in the uptime US Air Force, he's appointed head of downtime's new Air Force.
    Source: Colonel Badass
  • Timey-Wimey Ball Among other things, the future is "uptime" and the past is "downtime," which makes it sound counterintuitively like time is a river that flows uphill.
    Source: Timey-Wimey Ball
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