When a process waits for a block device data request to complete, it incurs I/O wait time, and all idle time becomes wait time.

当一个过程等待一个块设备数据请求完成时，它会增加 I/O 等待时间，而所有空闲都会变成等待时间。

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In RCC dam construction project, sometimes because of the need for grouting and river diversion, the thin concrete block during long intermittence would be caused after a long idle time.

在碾压混凝土坝施工过程中，有时因为灌浆和导流的需要，基岩上浇筑完基础垫层后长时间停歇，即形成基础垫层长间歇。

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However, the D Block license was not awarded during the 2008 auction and the spectrum still sits idle today.

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