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good time

good time noun: a period of time spent doing some pleasant, enjoyable, or entertaining activity.

Noun

good time (countable and uncountable, plural good times)

  1. (countable) A period of time spent doing some pleasant, enjoyable, or entertaining activity.
    • Let the good times roll.
    • A good time was had by all.
  2. (uncountable) The reduction of a prisoner's sentence for good conduct while imprisoned.
    • Sex on female units is treated as a "disgusting and degrading practice," and women have lost accrued good-time and gone to solitary confinement for as little as a peck on the cheek.1984 August 18, R. L. Richardson, “Women In Cages”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 7
  3. A suitable time; a suitable occasion.
    • When is a good time for you?
    • Is this a good time?

good time meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada

good time in Tamil

இடன்

good time in Telugu

good time
సత్యకాలము satyakālamu

good time in Kannada

ನಲ್ವೊತ್ತು, ಚಂಬೊತ್ತು, ಒಳ್ಪೊತ್ತು

Examples of good time in a sentence

  • Q: Did you have a good time at your friend's wedding reception? A: Yes, it was a good time for everyone.
  • There's never a good time for [X].
  • It's always a good time for [X].

Forms of good time

pluralgood times

Words formed from good time

Questions about good time

What does good time mean?
Good time means a period of time spent doing some pleasant, enjoyable, or entertaining activity.
What is good time in Tamil?
Good time in Tamil is இடன். See Good time meaning in Tamil.
How do you use good time in a sentence?
Q: Did you have a good time at your friend's wedding reception? A: Yes, it was a good time for everyone.
What part of speech is good time?
Good time is a noun.
What is the plural of good time?
The plural of good time is good times.

Words near good time in the dictionary

  1. good things come in small packages
  2. good things come in threes
  3. good things come to those who wait
  4. good thinking
  5. good tidings
  6. good time
  7. good time Charley
  8. good time Charleys
  9. good time Charlie
  10. good time Charlies
  11. good time coming

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: good time (page history and authors); good time (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); సత్యకాలము (Telugu) (page history and authors); good time (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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