good time
noun
: the right moment to do something or for something to happen
Is this a good time for me to come over?
This is as good a time as any.
Examples of good time in a Sentence
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All feedings should be of the very same fertilizer.
Shrubs and vines
This is a good time for touch-up pruning and shaping.
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
By Angela Haupt April 19, 2024 6:30 AM EDT
A suggestion for the masses: Now would be a good time to check in on your favorite Taylor Swift fan.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
The Chateau Marmont, which always promises a good time.
—Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
The late sixties and early seventies were a good time for actors who looked nothing like Hollywood but went there anyway.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
This would be a good time to seek out the Taking Back Sunday set — which is fittingly on Sunday.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Get an upbeat playlist going and venture out east for a good time that is practically guaranteed.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
This novel finds and provides great strength—too late for Kumar’s parents, but in good time for his grateful readers.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Early birders have the best chance of catching a lot of activity, but any time can be a good time to go birding.
—Safak Timur Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
By Angela Haupt April 19, 2024 6:30 AM EDT
A suggestion for the masses: Now would be a good time to check in on your favorite Taylor Swift fan.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
The Chateau Marmont, which always promises a good time.
—Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
The late sixties and early seventies were a good time for actors who looked nothing like Hollywood but went there anyway.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
This would be a good time to seek out the Taking Back Sunday set — which is fittingly on Sunday.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Get an upbeat playlist going and venture out east for a good time that is practically guaranteed.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
This novel finds and provides great strength—too late for Kumar’s parents, but in good time for his grateful readers.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Early birders have the best chance of catching a lot of activity, but any time can be a good time to go birding.
—Safak Timur Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Good time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20time. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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