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Yes, idle is playable

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"Idle" Definition

noun

A mechanism for regulating the speed at which an engine runs at rest: set the idle higher to keep the motor from stalling.
A state of idling. Used of a motor vehicle: an engine running quietly at idle.

adjective

Avoiding work or employment; lazy: shiftless, idle youth. See Synonyms at lazy.
Lacking substance, value, or basis. See Synonyms at baseless, vain.
Not employed or busy: idle carpenters. See Synonyms at inactive.
Not in use or operation: idle hands.
Having no evident lawful means of support.

verb-transitive

To cause (a motor, for example) to idle.
To make or cause to be unemployed or inactive.
To pass (time) without working or while avoiding work; waste: idle the afternoon away.

verb-intransitive

To move lazily and without purpose.
To pass time without working or while avoiding work.
To run at a slow speed or out of gear. Used of a motor vehicle.

verb

To cause to idle.
To make idle .
To pass in idleness.
To run at low power and often disconnected usually so that power is not used for useful work .
To move idly.

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