unavailability

/'ʌnə,veilə'biliti/

Thân thiện

The doctor's unavailability forced the patient to reschedule the appointment.

Definition

Noun: The state or condition of not being accessible, obtainable, or ready for use when required.

Usage

"Unavailability" describes the quality of something being absent, out of reach, or not in a usable state at a necessary time. It is often used in formal or professional contexts to explain why a person, service, or resource cannot be accessed.

Examples

• The unavailability of the manager delayed the decision.
• The project faced challenges due to the unavailability of key data.
• We apologize for the unavailability of our website during the maintenance period.

Advanced Usage

• "Unavailability for comment": A standard phrase used in journalism to indicate that someone could not be reached to give a statement.
  • The company's spokesperson cited unavailability for comment on the ongoing investigation.
• In technical contexts, it can refer to system downtime or failure rates.
  • The service level agreement guarantees less than 0.1% unavailability annually.

Variants and Related Words

• Unavailable (adjective): Not able to be used or obtained; not free to meet someone.
  • The doctor is unavailable until next week.
• Availability (noun): The opposite state; the quality of being able to be used or obtained.
  • Please check the availability of the conference room.

Synonyms

• Inaccessibility
• Absence
• Scarcity (when referring to a lack of supply)

Antonyms

• Availability
• Accessibility
• Readiness

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of not being available when needed

Từ đồng nghĩa

• inaccessibility