noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The time, after an event, during which a system cannot respond to a second event. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   The serving of a prison sentence. slang, uncountable

   "And I'll tell you something else, if you weren't a cop, I'd have you doin’ dead-time at Leavenworth, for life!"

Synonyms

All synonyms

flat time

Example

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"And I'll tell you something else, if you weren't a cop, I'd have you doin’ dead-time at Leavenworth, for life!"

Etymology

From dead + time.

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