downtime

停止時間、ダウンタイム

故障や不具合で機械やコンピューターシステムが使えない時間。

やさしい英語で： Time when a machine or computer system cannot work because something has gone wrong.

• The crash caused hours of downtime.
• A power failure led to costly downtime at the factory.
• Better equipment could reduce unexpected downtime.

類義語： outage time

反対語： uptime

よく使う表現： server downtime, unexpected downtime, reduce downtime

休息時間、自由時間

仕事や用事から離れ、休んだり楽しんだりする時間。

やさしい英語で： Time for resting and enjoying yourself away from work or other duties.

• I need some downtime.
• She spent her downtime reading by the pool.
• Do you get much downtime between business trips?

類義語： free time, leisure time

よく使う表現： some downtime, enjoy downtime, need downtime

閑散期、手待ち時間

仕事やその他の活動が減ったり止まったりする期間。

やさしい英語で： A period when work or other activity slows down or stops.

• We tidy the shop during downtime.
• The staff used the afternoon downtime to update their records.
• There is little downtime during the busy season.

類義語： lull, quiet period

よく使う表現： during downtime, seasonal downtime, use the downtime