How to Use downtime in a Sentence

downtime

noun
  • The kids napped during their downtime.
  • After a busy day at work, I look forward to some downtime at home.
  • We need to minimize network downtime.
  • There is quite a lot of downtime.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But there is not much downtime.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
  • There's no downtime, that's for darn sure.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Williams shared how players spent all that downtime on the plane.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
  • All the while, there is no unplanned downtime.
    — Eric Herzog, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • For all their hard work, peasants had a fair amount of downtime.
    — Bobbi Sutherland, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
  • There’s plenty of downtime on tour to get that kind of work done.
    — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The more rigid the system, the longer the downtime.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Adults aren’t the only ones who can use downtime to learn new skills.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, Woman's Day, 11 Apr. 2020
  • This will be a great a thing to do in the couple of months of downtime.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The downtime has given him a chance to work on that, along with his health.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Cloud missteps don't just cause downtime.
    — Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Then David was hit by a car and took the downtime to regroup.
    — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Ultherapy has no downtime but can be painful for up to a week.
    — Jessica Iredale, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Oct. 2021
  • This will enable you to do chores or enjoy some downtime.
    — Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
  • In the midst of that busy day, Bluesky even survived a downtime.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2023
  • What impressed me most was the lack of social downtime.
    — Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • He was relieved to find that his swing still felt good despite the downtime.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2021
  • There is no downtime for the treatment and clinics near you can be found here.
    — Angela Lei, Forbes, 2 June 2021
  • There's also a year-round heated pool and hot tub for more downtime.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2023
  • What does downtime look like and have there been any advancements in this area?
    — Beth Landman, Forbes, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Even better, there’s no downtime.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 20 Jan. 2026
  • After five days straight of use, followed by one day of downtime, the white ink clogged.
    — Joe Salas october 29, New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In their downtime, many of the men on the rigs spent hours scrolling mindlessly on their phones.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Don’t overschedule your trip — kids need some downtime, try to build in breaks.
    — Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Your next breakthrough is hiding in your downtime.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • What does a Klingon warrior get up to in his downtime?
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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