Layoff
Layoff noun - A period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness.
Usage example: after such a long layoff the boxer badly needed to get back into shape
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Latency
Latency noun - A state of temporary inactivity.
Usage example: the flower bulbs went from latency to full bloom in a matter of days
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Layoff and latency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Layoff" instead a noun "Latency".
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Latency and Layoff. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/layoff/latency
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