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 

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“Bad time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20time. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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