tempi morti

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “dead times”.

Noun

tempi morti m pl (plural only)

1. (idiomatic) downtime
   • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 7, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

     Nei tempi morti, me ne stavo sempre più spesso chiuso in camera, a leggere, giocare a carte o guardare una partita in TV.

     When I had downtime, I found myself spending it more often in my room—reading, playing cards, quietly watching a ball game on TV.

     (literally, “In the downtime, I stayed closed in my room increasingly often, reading, playing cards or watching a game on the TV.”)

Anagrams

• imprometti, promettimi