gain time
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gain time
noun gain times
- A reduction of a prisoner’s sentence due to exemplary behavior or participation in a rehabilitation program during incarceration.
verb gains time · gaining time · gained time
- To cause a delay by a circuitous mode of procedure in order to obtain more time than is available.
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To make up time lost; of a clock or watch, to run fast.
My opportunity to see what one of these engines could do came when we left Ballymoney on the train from Derry eight minutes late: No. 53 and her crew tore the schedule to shreds and reached Belfast six minutes early, having gained time on every section.
Opposite: lose time
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@misc{gain_time_2026,
title = {gain time},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gain%20time},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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