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  • good time
    good time
    noun
    time deducted from an inmate's sentence for good behavior while in prison.
  • good-time
    good-time
    adjective
    (of a person) wildly seeking pleasure
Synonyms

good time

American  

noun

Prison Slang.
  1. time deducted from an inmate's sentence for good behavior while in prison.


good-time British  

adjective

  1. (of a person) wildly seeking pleasure

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good time Idioms  

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"Connect to your audience, tell the story, have a good time and look confident."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

It was all such a good time until we noticed how closely its plots resembled the news.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

It’s a good time to find those nooks and crannies.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“It’s a good time, actually, to start thinking about the future and bring on some other outside investors,” he told CNBC.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

I wondered if he had come to race the Iditarod or just to tell stories and have a good time.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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