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hard times

hard times is the plural of hard time.

Meaning of hard time

Noun

hard time (countable and uncountable, plural hard times)

  1. (colloquial, countable) Difficulties; a difficult time; trouble.
    • They had a hard time putting the self-assembly furniture together without a manual.
  2. (colloquial, uncountable) A prison term.
    • Jack got hard time for his part in the robbery.

Questions about hard times

What is hard times the plural of?
Hard times is the plural of hard time.

Words near hard times in the dictionary

  1. hard tech
  2. hard telling, not knowing
  3. hard tick
  4. hard ticks
  5. hard time
  6. hard times
  7. hard to swallow
  8. hard truth
  9. hard truths
  10. hard up
  11. hard vore

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