Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gain time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: gain -time
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reduction of a prisoner’s sentence due to exemplary behavior or participation in a rehabilitation program during incarceration.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To cause a delay by a circuitous mode of procedure in order to obtain more time than is available.

Intransitive verb

verb

To make up time lost; of a clock or watch, to run fast.

Example Sentences

"My opportunity to see what one of these engines could do came when we left Ballymoney on the train from Derry eight minutes late: No. 53 and her crew tore the schedule to shreds and reached Belfast six minutes early, having gained time on every section."

Usage

Inflected Forms

gain times (plural) gains time (present, singular) gaining time (participle, present) gained time (participle, past) gained time (past)

Antonyms

lose time

Questions

What does gain time mean?: A reduction of a prisoner’s sentence due to exemplary behavior or participation in a rehabilitation program during incarceration.

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