Serve Time

Synonyms of serve time

• do time
• complete a sentence
• serve a sentence

Antonyms of serve time

• be released
• be acquitted
• be pardoned

Collocations of serve time

serve time

Frequency: 80 %

He was sentenced to serve time in prison for his crime.

serve time

Frequency: 70 %

The convicted felon will serve time for his sentence.

serve time

Frequency: 65 %

The judge ruled that he must serve time for his imprisonment.

serve time

Frequency: 60 %

The criminal was ordered to serve time in jail for his actions.

serve time

Frequency: 50 %

The prisoner began to serve time for his incarceration.

Idiomatic Expressions for serve time

• Phrase: hard time
  Meaning: to endure a difficult or unpleasant period, especially in prison
  Usage: He served hard time in prison for his involvement in the drug trade.