This causes the engine to idle at a higher speed. That affected only its power consumption, when idle, and thermal dissipation. Tucker's engineers struggled with keeping the valve train working at idle and lower speeds/RPM. The rover spends a lot of its time idle. The time required to accelerate from idle to 100% RPM is approximately four seconds. All slots are usually filled with a burst even if "idle" (continuous mode). This would lead to processor being "idle" (unused). Busiek told Stern his idea, not expecting it to amount to more than idle conversation. To curb women's tongues that talk too idle. The operational states are transmit, receive, idle, and sleep. For paid subscribers Hamachi runs in the background on idle computers. The AAA paid land owners subsidies for leaving some of their land idle. This sets the good servants apart from the idle servant. Production of caustic soda ceased in 1912, which left part of the factory idle. The sketch was the work of Innes and Idle.