rough going

noun

: a difficult situation

It was rough going for a while.

Examples of rough going in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But man, the first like 20 minutes of this movie are rough going… although, probably not as rough going as poor Sam’s attempt to break into Cirith Ungol, where Frodo has been taken captive when our tale within a tale begins. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

But in its notes of melodrama, which veer into an almost cartoonish version of the genre, make the opening a bit rough going. — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024

All in all, that’s made for pretty rough going for Hovde, though there is some consolation should his Senate bid fall short. — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024

Many festivals nationwide have encountered rough going since returning from the COVID-19 shutdown and facing escalating costs driven by inflation and labor shortages. — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2023

Rhymes for rough going

• blowing
• boing
• bowing
• crowing
• flowing
• glowing
• growing
• hoeing
• knowing
• lowing
• rowing
• sewing