idle time
noun[U]
ukusIT
theperiodoftimewhen acomputeror othermachineis not being useddespitethefactthat it isavailableto be used:
Idletimecan sometimes be used tosaveadditionalpower, with thehelpof "hibernate" or "standby"choices.
PRODUCTION,HR
aperiodoftimewhen abusinessdoes notoperateoremployeesstopworking, forexamplebecause amachinebreaksdown or there is noworkto do :
Thereportsaidemployeeshadexcessiveidletimeat manyoperationsbecause ofinsufficientworkload.
Compare
downtime
uptime