hard time
noun
US
: a long or difficult prison sentence
He could be facing hard time for his crimes.
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She’s built a clever brand for herself now as the nice grandma who knows everything there is to know about rose gardens but also has done hard time and is friends with Snoop.
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Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
These teams are having a hard time taking advantage of mistakes.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Don’t give yourself a hard time about skipping something.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
These teams are having a hard time taking advantage of mistakes.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Don’t give yourself a hard time about skipping something.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Hard time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20time. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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