have a hard time
idiom
: to experience difficulty doing something
She's having a hard time living within her budget.
The school has had a hard time recruiting substitute teachers.
He's been having a hard time with his research paper.
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Cohn believes that, in the current situation, the Fed will have a hard time forecasting a rate cut accordingly.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
A lot of people have had a hard time accepting Nick’s death at the end of Episode 9.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 May 2025
Brunson committed a bad foul on Aaron Nesmith on the inbounds play after Hart’s layup, grabbing his jersey and going over the top on a pass that Nesmith was going to have a hard time catching, and might have gone out of bounds.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
The current crop of Rockies often has a hard time hitting its way out of a paper bag.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
A lot of people have had a hard time accepting Nick’s death at the end of Episode 9.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 May 2025
Brunson committed a bad foul on Aaron Nesmith on the inbounds play after Hart’s layup, grabbing his jersey and going over the top on a pass that Nesmith was going to have a hard time catching, and might have gone out of bounds.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
The current crop of Rockies often has a hard time hitting its way out of a paper bag.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
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“Have a hard time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20hard%20time. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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