hard time

noun

US

: a long or difficult prison sentence

He could be facing hard time for his crimes.

Examples of hard time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The child has a hard time being on their own without anything organized. — Anna Earl, Parents, 27 June 2026

Although made for a range of sports instead of boating, the Champion launched as Keds’ first shoe in 1916, and the layman would have a hard time telling it apart from the Authentic with nearly identical stitching forming its upper. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 June 2026

Jocic isn’t alone in having a hard time wrapping her head around the extent of the damage. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

What Berard brings to Montreal Berard is no longer exempt from waivers, and he was projected to have a hard time cracking the Rangers’ opening-night roster. — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Rhymes for hard time

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime