downtime; forced idleness
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to have workers idle due to poor planning; downtime
technicalCommonly used in construction, manufacturing, and project management to describe inefficiency caused by logistical failures.
Yóu由
yú于
cái材
liào料
gōng供
yìng应
bù不
jí及
shí时
，
gōng工
dì地
shàng上
chū出
xiàn现
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
wō窝
gōng工
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
Due to delayed material supply, serious downtime occurred at the construction site.
Jì计
huà划
bù不
zhōu周
dǎo导
zhì致
wō窝
gōng工
，
zào造
chéng成
le了
jù巨
dà大
làng浪
fèi费
。
Poor planning led to worker idleness, causing huge waste.
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Bì必
xū须
hé合
lǐ理
ān安
pái排
gōng工
xù序
，
bì避
miǎn免
wō窝
gōng工
。
Processes must be reasonably arranged to avoid downtime.