have a hard time

phrase

: 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.

Examples of have a hard time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s so much going on thematically and visually in DreamWorks Animation’s new effort that audiences may have a hard time keeping up with it. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026

If you‘re having a hard time deciding what dessert to make, this decadent cheesecake is the answer. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

Certain people with money have a hard time with imagination and this idea of art-making for the sake of it. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Xi equates compromise with weakness and has a hard time understanding the give-a-little-to-get-a-little logic that is the heart and soul of diplomacy. — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026

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