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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At 8 years old, Annabel has a hard time walking and talking. —Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 18 May 2024

Menendez shouldn't have a hard time finding jurors in New York, as Trump did last month. —Kristie Cattafi, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024

My husband, who does play, has a hard time if he gets put on her team for the day. —Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024

Seattle — Earnest Greene III, T, Georgia The Seahawks have two talented young tackles in Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas, but both have had a hard time staying healthy. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024

High interest rates mean investors will have a hard time refinancing their CRE loans, about 40% of which will reach maturity between 2023 and 2025, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. —Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 2 May 2024

Advertisement Yet Huntington Beach has had a hard time shaking its reputation as a haven for racists and far-right extremists. —Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024

Dads will have a hard time refusing Southern Tide’s popular 6-inch Shoreline shorts, great for sailing, kayaking, beaching, or whatever else your dad gets up to in the water. —Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024

Employees who currently work for the company and who might have knowledge of the disparagement will have a hard time sharing hard evidence about the disparagement of a former colleague. —Christine Shen, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024