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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

good time Idioms  

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With the local council spending £6.6m on regenerating the town, Ratcliffe feels it is a good time to expand her business.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

This could be a good time to buy the dip on a top-notch utility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Early September would be a good time, too, since trading tends to pick up after summer is over.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

This is a good time to start thinking about it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

“This really isn’t a good time for Mimi to pull one of her goofy stunts.”

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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