dötid

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

(literally "die," but more likely from casual pronunciation of död (dead)) +‎ tid (time)

Noun

dötid c

  1. a shorter period of (more-or-less unavoidable) inactivity
    Det blir mycket dötid mellan leveranser på jobbet
    There's a lot of "dead time" between deliveries at work

Declension

Declension of dötid
nominative genitive
singular indefinite dötid dötids
definite dötiden dötidens
plural indefinite dötider dötiders
definite dötiderna dötidernas

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