Usually means: Reduced sentence for good behavior.
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  1. gain time: Merriam-Webster
  2. gain time: Collins English Dictionary
  3. gain time: Dictionary.com
  4. gain time: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. gain time: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  6. gain time: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (gain time)

noun:  (law, criminology) A reduction of a prisoner’s sentence due to exemplary behavior or participation in a rehabilitation program during incarceration.
verb:  (idiomatic, intransitive) To cause a delay by a circuitous mode of procedure in order to obtain more time than is available.

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