not working
Needs a repair
Not working describes something that has stopped functioning or failed to operate as intended: The printer's not working again.
It applies to machines, systems, plans, or relationships.
Of people, not working means unemployed or not currently engaged in labor: She's not working right now—taking some time off.
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- unemployedWithout a job
- between jobsEuphemism for unemployed
- malfunctioningOperating incorrectly or failing
on the fritz · on the blink · busted · out of order · out of commission · down · offline · kaput · faulty · defunct · lazy · slacking · resting · taking a break · inactive · glitchy · crashed · dead
- brokenbroken, busted, broken down, out of order, nonfunctional
- malfunctionsbroken, defective, glitch, faulty, error
- out-of-servicebroken, down, offline, unavailable, disabled
not workingworking
In active function
operational · functioning · running · operative · in service
not workingworking
In active function
employed · on the job · at work · on duty · on the clock
not workingworking
In active function
effective · successful · succeeding · paying off · bearing fruit
not, work, working, works, worked, worker, workers, workable, unworkable