empty-outperiod
nounUK /ˈɛmpti ˈaʊtˌpɪəriəd/
US /ˈɛmpti ˈaʊtˌpɪriəd/
An empty-outperiod is a time when you take everything out of a place.
The teacher announced an empty-outperiod so we could clear our desks before the holiday.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A scheduled break during which a storage area is completely emptied.
The warehouse's empty-outperiod happens every Friday afternoon.
3. The gap between one tenant leaving and the next arriving.
During the empty-outperiod, the landlord repainted the apartment.
4. A short pause when a container is drained before refilling.
The machine has a brief empty-outperiod between batches.