noun Prison Slang .
time deducted from an inmate's sentence for good behavior while in prison.
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How to use good time in a sentence As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
Since the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time.
But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.
“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.
It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
We resolved to do our best to merit the good opinion which we thus supposed them to entertain of us.
The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.
About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.
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British Dictionary definitions for good time
adjective
(of a person) wildly seeking pleasure
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