hard time
noun
US
: a long or difficult prison sentence
He could be facing hard time for his crimes.
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Retailers – including national chains and independent stores – are having a hard time making money under insurers' pharmacy benefit manager model, which determines where consumers can go for their prescriptions and how much the pharmacy will be paid.
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Electric motorcycle manufacturers are having a hard time keeping the doors open – at least, Western companies making high-performance bikes.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
One of Captain’s students had a lot of responsibilities and a hard time at home.
—Nadia Scharf, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
This explains why Samuel was having a hard time breathing and needed oxygen on the sideline inside Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Electric motorcycle manufacturers are having a hard time keeping the doors open – at least, Western companies making high-performance bikes.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
One of Captain’s students had a lot of responsibilities and a hard time at home.
—Nadia Scharf, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
This explains why Samuel was having a hard time breathing and needed oxygen on the sideline inside Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Hard time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20time. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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