gain time

English

Noun

gain time (countable and uncountable, plural gain times)

1. (law, criminology) A reduction of a prisoner’s sentence due to exemplary behavior or participation in a rehabilitation program during incarceration.

Verb

gain time (third-person singular simple present gains time, present participle gaining time, simple past and past participle gained time)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To cause a delay by a circuitous mode of procedure in order to obtain more time than is available.