bad time
noun
: not the right moment to do something or for something to happen
Am I calling at a bad time? Are you very busy?
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Now is an especially bad time for their degradation.
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
In the South, there’s never a bad time for a potluck, even first thing in the morning.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
Southerners know there's never a bad time for a great punch, and the holidays are certainly ripe with punch potential.
—Tiffany Vickers Davis, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
The news no doub comes at a bad time for the cast of Kraven the Hunter—chief among them Aaron Taylor-Johnson, whose final scene in the film suggests that there’s more ahead for the character.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
In the South, there’s never a bad time for a potluck, even first thing in the morning.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
Southerners know there's never a bad time for a great punch, and the holidays are certainly ripe with punch potential.
—Tiffany Vickers Davis, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
The news no doub comes at a bad time for the cast of Kraven the Hunter—chief among them Aaron Taylor-Johnson, whose final scene in the film suggests that there’s more ahead for the character.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Bad time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20time. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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