"serve time"

[sara88]

Hi dear teachers,
I've just known that the meaning of this expression is:
serve time
to spend time in prison:
He's serving time for drugs offences.
But I wondred either this expression is common in spoken English or not?
if not, please could you give me another word which can have the same use?

[Naamplao]

Hi dear teachers,
I've just known that the meaning of this expression is:
serve time
to spend time in prison:
He's serving time for drugs offences.
But I wondred either this expression is common in spoken English or not?
if not, please could you give me another word which can have the same use?

Yes, this is a common expression