have a hard time
idiom
: to experience difficulty doing something
She's having a hard time living within her budget.
The school has had a hard time recruiting substitute teachers.
He's been having a hard time with his research paper.
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Without a special exemption, those players would have a hard time returning to the U.S. after games against the Toronto Blue Jays or after playing in winter baseball leagues in Mexico, Venezuela or the Dominican Republic.
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
For an organization that has a hard time enforcing its rules and penalizing those who break them, this should be a higher priority.
—Joe Sabin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Some people have an easy time transitioning, some people have a hard time transitioning.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
This is an area where Europe will have a hard time making up for the US.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
For an organization that has a hard time enforcing its rules and penalizing those who break them, this should be a higher priority.
—Joe Sabin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Some people have an easy time transitioning, some people have a hard time transitioning.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
This is an area where Europe will have a hard time making up for the US.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for have a hard time
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“Have a hard time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20hard%20time. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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