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idle time |
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idle time n
(Business / Commerce) Commerce time during which a machine or a worker could be working but is not, as when one job has been completed and tooling or materials for the next are not complete or available Compare downtime How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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