bad time
noun
: not the right moment to do something or for something to happen
Am I calling at a bad time? Are you very busy?
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And with a tropical climate and year-round temperatures hovering between the mid-70s and high 80s, there's never really a bad time to visit.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
There's no bad time to visit this wonderful spot, plus there's always ample parking here.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Even the cutie Chi has to convince her mom that there's no bad time to snack on a candy cane.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
There’s never a good time for these kinds of seasons, never a good time to miss out on the playoffs altogether, but, man, the Chiefs sure picked a bad time for their whiff.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
There's no bad time to visit this wonderful spot, plus there's always ample parking here.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Even the cutie Chi has to convince her mom that there's no bad time to snack on a candy cane.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
There’s never a good time for these kinds of seasons, never a good time to miss out on the playoffs altogether, but, man, the Chiefs sure picked a bad time for their whiff.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Bad time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20time. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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