cooldowns
Post-exercise wind-downs
Cooldowns are periods of waiting before something can be used again.
In video games, abilities or items often have cooldowns—after casting a spell, you must wait before casting it again: The healing skill has a thirty-second cooldown.
In exercise, a cooldown is a period of lighter activity after intense exertion, allowing heart rate and breathing to return to normal.
The singular cooldown works as both noun and modifier: cooldown period, cooldown timer.
Powers to perform
- timersDuration-measuring devices
- skillsLearned competencies
- spellsMagical utterances or intervals
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
respawn · ultimates · mana · rotation · global · reset · proc · reduction
Extending muscles or material
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- walkingLocomotion on foot
breathing · jogging · foam rolling · static stretches · lactic acid · muscles · gradual · post-workout
Collective mechanical equipment
- equipmentTools for a task
- enginesMachines converting fuel to motion
- reactorsControlled fission chambers
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
ventilation · fans · thermal · overheating · downtime · cycles · maintenance · radiators
States of strained relations
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- de-escalationReducing conflict intensity
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
rhetoric · relations · hostilities · sanctions · mediation · détente · conflict · truce
abilities
Powers to perform
recharge · respawn · ultimates · mana · rotation · global · reset · proc · reduction · haste
stretching
Extending muscles or material
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
walking · breathing · jogging · foam rolling · static stretches · lactic acid · muscles · gradual · post-workout · circulation
machinery
Collective mechanical equipment
- equipmentTools for a task
- enginesMachines converting fuel to motion
- reactorsControlled fission chambers
temperature · ventilation · fans · thermal · overheating · downtime · cycles · maintenance · radiators · heat sinks
tensions
States of strained relations
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- de-escalationReducing conflict intensity
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
ceasefire · rhetoric · relations · hostilities · sanctions · mediation · détente · conflict · truce · rapprochement
- game balancenerfs, buffs, patches, meta, overpowered
- magicwizard, wand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage
- game mechanicslevels, rules, points, health points, score
- PE classPE, PE class, gym class, PE teacher, gym teacher
- physical educationPE, gym class, PE class, physical education, physical training
- sports trainingdrills, conditioning, practice, warm-ups, fitness
cooldownsramp-ups
Staged increases in activity
buildups · escalations · intensifications · build-ups · accelerations