hard time
noun
US
: a long or difficult prison sentence
He could be facing hard time for his crimes.
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Mosquitoes have a hard time flying when there is air movement.
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Lauren David, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Scientists have had a hard time projecting climate feedbacks, and that can add another half a degree Celsius (nearly a degree Fahrenheit) of warming on top of what’s caused by emissions.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The problem is that with Congress having a hard time agreeing to just about anything related to issues regarding the country, putting some type of legislation together that would appease both sides of the aisle has been an uphill battle, with the SCORE Act being the latest victim.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
But sometimes, those resurfaced posts — a photo of you and an ex, a post about a loss or hard time in your life — can trigger difficult feelings.
—Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 26 May 2026
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Lauren David, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Scientists have had a hard time projecting climate feedbacks, and that can add another half a degree Celsius (nearly a degree Fahrenheit) of warming on top of what’s caused by emissions.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The problem is that with Congress having a hard time agreeing to just about anything related to issues regarding the country, putting some type of legislation together that would appease both sides of the aisle has been an uphill battle, with the SCORE Act being the latest victim.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
But sometimes, those resurfaced posts — a photo of you and an ex, a post about a loss or hard time in your life — can trigger difficult feelings.
—Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for hard time
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