Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.02 in modern English

Syllables
do -time
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spend time in prison (as a prisoner) or in the military (as a servicemember).

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

does time (present, singular) doing time (participle, present) did time (past) done time (participle, past)

Phrases

do one's own time if you can't do the time, don't do the crime

Synonyms

be banged up be inside do bird do porridge live at Her Majesty's pleasure serve time

Questions

What does do time mean?
To spend time in prison (as a prisoner) or in the military (as a servicemember).

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