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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Right now isn’t a bad time to be buying, largely due the aforementioned softening of prices. —

Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025 Overall, temperatures by the weekend in many locations will be more typical of mid-January, the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said in a post on X. Travel records are also in forecast Anything that jams up flights would be coming at a historically bad time. —

Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 Is this a good or a bad time to face Ange Postecoglou’s team, who needed extra time to beat non-League Tamworth in their FA Cup third-round tie? —

James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 The good news is that, honestly, there’s no bad time to visit India. —

Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bad time