deadtime
noun/ˈdɛdtaɪm/
Etymology From dead + time.
1
The time between a change in a signal and the response to that change.
2
The time, after an event, during which a system cannot respond to a second event.
3
Slang The serving of a prison sentence.
- And I'll tell you something else, if you weren't a cop, I'd have you doin’ dead-time at Leavenworth, for life!1994, Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie Jr, Steven E. de Souza, Beverly Hills Cop III, spoken by Steve Fulbright (Stephen McHattie):