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time-served

British

adjective

(of a craftsman or tradesman) having completed an apprenticeship; fully trained and competent

a time-served mechanic

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Jacobs' time-served team did win the round-robin meeting earlier in the week but that was a rare reverse.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Prosecutors have agreed to a time-served sentence that will not add time to his federal term, his lawyer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2022

She will be given time-served credit for the 545 days she’s already spent behind bars.

From Fox News • Jan. 14, 2022

Dresch has been jailed since his arrest Jan. 19, so the sentence is effectively one of time-served, and he will be released.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2021

He is a time-served French soldier, and works in a big wood just near here.

From Letters from France by Mack, Isaac Alexander

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