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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The news comes at a bad time for South Korea, a key Western ally which hosts huge numbers of US troops and has a mutual defense treaty with Washington.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Tyra Banks doesn't think there is ever a bad time to snack.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
When to Go Since California’s coastal climate is temperate all year long, there’s never really a bad time to travel El Camino Real.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
In the processing, the music came about, and most all of that was a really hard, bad time.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Tyra Banks doesn't think there is ever a bad time to snack.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
When to Go Since California’s coastal climate is temperate all year long, there’s never really a bad time to travel El Camino Real.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
In the processing, the music came about, and most all of that was a really hard, bad time.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for bad time
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“Bad time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20time. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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