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having one more time

having one more time is the present participle of have one more time.

Meaning of have one more time

Verb

have one more time (third-person singular simple present has one more time, present participle having one more time, simple past and past participle had one more time)

  1. (idiomatic) To be on the verge of reaping negative consequences for some sort of bad behavior.
    • “I do know one thing. She has one more time to bump me,” I remarked sternly.2011, Tenisha Jackson, Immaculate Deception, page 118

Questions about having one more time

What is having one more time the present participle of?
Having one more time is the present participle of have one more time.

Words near having one more time in the dictionary

  1. having nothing on
  2. having nothing to lose
  3. having off
  4. having on
  5. having one foot on a banana peel
  6. having one more time
  7. having one's act together
  8. having one's ass handed to one
  9. having one's back up
  10. having one's bread buttered for life
  11. having one's cake and eating it

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