dead time

dɛd taɪm

Definition

Definition of dead time - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

inactivityperiod with no productive activity

We experienced dead time during the long flight.

downtime

idle time

inactivity

technology

TECH.

interval when a device is unresponsive

TECH.

The sensor has a dead time after each signal.

downtime

inactivity

pause

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Expressions with dead

dead ahead

adv.

exactly straight ahead

The road continues dead ahead.

dead asleep

adj.

in a very deep sleep

He was dead asleep and didn't hear the storm.

dead end

street closed at one end

The car turned into a dead end and had to reverse back..

dead president

president who has passed away

The memorial honors every dead president in history.

dead on time

adv.

exactly at the planned or expected time

The train arrived dead on time.

dead or alive

adj.

either deceased or living without preference

The animal was found dead or alive.

Expressions with time

about time

exp.

referring to the concept of time

We talked about time and its mysteries.

in time

adv.

without being late

She arrived in time for the meeting.

take time

require a long period to happen or be done

Good things take time to develop..

time's up

exp.

the deadline has passed, there is no more time

Time's up, please put your pencils down.

ahead of time

adv.

before the expected moment or deadline

The report was submitted ahead of time.

have the time

be available to do something

I don't have the time to meet today.

out of time

adj.

having no time left to finish something

We were out of time to submit the project.

take your time

use as much time as needed

Take your time to answer the question.

any time now

adv.

very soon, within a short time

The bus should arrive any time now.

as time goes by

adv.

gradually, events develop as months go on

As time goes by, friendships can fade or grow stronger.

Examples of dead time in a sentence

We filled the dead time with casual conversation.
Engineers are working to reduce the dead time in the system.
During dead time, the machine cannot process new data.

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French:temps mort, temps d'inactivité, ...
German:tote Zeit, Totzeit, ...
Italian:tempi morti, tempo morto, ...
Spanish:tiempo muerto, intervalo inactivo, ...
Portuguese:tempo morto, ...
Chinese:停滞期, 无响应时间, ...
Japanese:無為な時間, デッドタイム, ...
Arabic:وَقْت مَيِّت, فَتْرَة خُمُول, ...
Hebrew:זְמַן מֵת, זְמַן הַשְׁבָּתָה, ...
Russian:мертвое время, время задержки, ...
Ukrainian:період бездіяльності, мертвий час, ...
Hindi:मृत समय, ...
Bengali:অক্রিয় সময়, ডেড টাইম, ...
Catalan:temps mort, ...
Czech:hluché místo, mrtvá doba, ...
Danish:dødtid, død tid, ...
Dutch:dode tijd, ...
Greek:νεκρός χρόνος, νεκρό διάστημα, ...
Hungarian:holtidő, kiesési idő, ...
Khmer:ពេលវេលាទំនេរ, ពេលវេលាអសកម្ម, ...
Korean:공백 시간, 비활성 시간, ...
Persian:زمان مرده, وقفه, ...
Polish:martwy czas, czas martwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):tempo morto, tempo de inatividade, ...
Romanian:timp mort, interval de nefuncționare, ...
Swedish:dödtid, död tid, ...
Thai:ช่วงเวลาว่าง, ช่วงเวลาที่ไม่ตอบสนอง, ...
Turkish:boş zaman, ölü zaman, ...
Vietnamese:thời gian chết, khoảng lặng, ...

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