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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Disney said the blackout comes at a bad time for DirecTV subscribers.
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
High season is from about December to April when the weather is best but with an average of 350 days of sunshine, there’s never really a bad time to visit.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2024
Still, perhaps now is not a bad time to be parking up.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 13 Sep. 2024
The Best Times to Visit There’s really never a bad time to visit Maui.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
High season is from about December to April when the weather is best but with an average of 350 days of sunshine, there’s never really a bad time to visit.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2024
Still, perhaps now is not a bad time to be parking up.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 13 Sep. 2024
The Best Times to Visit There’s really never a bad time to visit Maui.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Bad time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20time. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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