out of service
Currently not operational
Out of service describes something temporarily unavailable for use, typically equipment or facilities: The elevator is out of service, Three buses were out of service for repairs.
The phrase implies the thing normally functions but currently doesn't—distinct from permanently broken or decommissioned.
Often seen on signs posted to redirect users elsewhere.
- disabledMade unable to function
- not workingNonfunctional, needing repair
- kaputSlang for ruined
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- system failureComplete breakdown of operations
repair · downtime · technical difficulties · stop · offline · idle · failure · defunct · malfunction · dormant · outage · please stand by · inactive · decommissioned · halt · broken · glitch · on the fritz
- nonfunctionalbroken, malfunctioning, inoperative, out of order, nonfunctional
- unusedunused, idle, untouched, vacant, empty
- trucking ruleslogbooks, weight limits, weigh stations, safety compliance, CDL
- transit announcementsnext stop, doors closing, mind the gap, stand clear, final stop
- breakdownsbreakdown, nervous breakdown, mental breakdown, failure, emotional collapse
- device statusactive, available, away, busy, connected
out of servicein service
Functioning and available
operational · working · functional · running · active
out of servicein service
Functioning and available
available · open · in use · accessible · ready
outside, service, outsider, services, servitude, servile, servicing, serviced, disservice