A: It’s so cold these days. B: Indeed. I don’t feel like working at all and could use some downtime reading a novel in bed. Note: Originally, downtime refers to the time during which a machine, factory, etc. is shut down for repairs or the like, or the time during which a computer is down, or inoperative, due to hardware or software failure. When used about people, the word refers to the time spent not working. It can be a brief period of inactivity occurring between tasks or obligations or an unproductive period caused as by illness, unexpected difficulties, etc. |