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unstable services

[/ʌnˈsteɪbəl ˈsɜrvɪsɪz/]
noun phrase
serviços instáveis
1. Services that are unreliable, inconsistent, or prone to interruptions and failures
The company suffered from unstable services during the server migration.
A empresa sofreu com serviços instáveis durante a migração do servidor.
2. Technical infrastructure or systems that lack consistency in performance and availability
Users complained about unstable services affecting their productivity.
Os usuários reclamaram sobre serviços instáveis afetando sua produtividade.
NYC Slang
services that keep acting up / services that keep crashing
Synonyms
unreliable servicesinconsistent servicesintermittent servicesfaulty servicesunreliable infrastructure
Antonyms
stable servicesreliable servicesconsistent servicesdependable services

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
serviços instáveis
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
serviços instáveis / serviços com problema
Common in business and tech contexts
Portugal
serviços instáveis / serviços pouco fiáveis
More formal usage; 'pouco fiáveis' emphasizes unreliability

Related Idioms & Phrases

services on the fritz
services going haywire
hit or miss services
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