bad time
noun
: not the right moment to do something or for something to happen
Am I calling at a bad time? Are you very busy?
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Newton also believes that the other players have a crucial role to play when someone is having a bad time.
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Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The whiskey was laid down in 1978, which Thomas described as a bad time for the Irish whiskey industry given that there were just two distilleries operating at the time—Bushmills and Midleton.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2025
Workplaces must go back to looking like the TV show The Office: mostly white people, but with one funny Black guy who's having a really bad time.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Workplaces must go back to looking like the TV show The Office: mostly white people, but with one funny Black guy who’s having a really bad time.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
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Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The whiskey was laid down in 1978, which Thomas described as a bad time for the Irish whiskey industry given that there were just two distilleries operating at the time—Bushmills and Midleton.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2025
Workplaces must go back to looking like the TV show The Office: mostly white people, but with one funny Black guy who's having a really bad time.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Workplaces must go back to looking like the TV show The Office: mostly white people, but with one funny Black guy who’s having a really bad time.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bad time
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“Bad time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20time. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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