Buck Rogers time
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A prison sentence whose parole date is scheduled extremely far in the future.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Anh phạt tù với ngày ân xá được lên lịch rất xa trong tương lai
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “Buck Rogers time” mean?
A prison sentence whose parole date is scheduled extremely far in the future.
Is “Buck Rogers time” formal or informal?
Buck Rogers time is generally slang.