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idle time

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idle time

Amount of time, measured in man or machine hours, that a workstation or production facility is unavailable for use. Reasons for idle time include faulty machinery and lack of skilled operatives. The concept is used in queuing theory.



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Although his manners might be unpleasant, he had claims on the indulgence of a young lady, who was at a loss how to employ her idle time.
He had a rich abundance of idle time, but it never hung heavy on his hands, for he interested himself in every new thing that was born into the universe of ideas, and studied it, and experimented upon it at his house.
He had had a nice, good, idle time all the while -- plenty of company -- and the fence had three coats of whitewash on it
 
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