hard time
noun
US
: a long or difficult prison sentence
He could be facing hard time for his crimes.
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Fans, fellow celebrities, and professional athletes have always given the 62-year-old a hard time about his swing.
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Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Eskridge, who began his NFL career as a 2021 second-round pick for the Seattle Seahawks, fell into some hard time the past two seasons because of an off-field incident, and a coaching change in Seattle.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Asa is having a really hard time with the weight of this.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
Maybe that’s just the uniform for people who are going through a hard time?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 28 June 2025
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Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Eskridge, who began his NFL career as a 2021 second-round pick for the Seattle Seahawks, fell into some hard time the past two seasons because of an off-field incident, and a coaching change in Seattle.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Asa is having a really hard time with the weight of this.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
Maybe that’s just the uniform for people who are going through a hard time?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard time
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“Hard time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20time. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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