hard time
noun
US
: a long or difficult prison sentence
He could be facing hard time for his crimes.
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Still, Pascal has been having a hard time letting go of Joel and his cast family.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Rodgers was a member of Newington High’s first cross country team and also ran track under Frank O’Rourke, a no-nonsense coach who gave Bill and his brother Charlie and their friend Jason Kehoe a hard time about their long hair.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
Robert Pattinson may give Timothée Chalamet a hard time in Legendary’s upcoming Dune: Messiah.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Before embarking for the U.S., Ishiba had asked an American visitor what Trump was like, remarking that his own foreign ministry was having a hard time understanding him.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Rodgers was a member of Newington High’s first cross country team and also ran track under Frank O’Rourke, a no-nonsense coach who gave Bill and his brother Charlie and their friend Jason Kehoe a hard time about their long hair.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
Robert Pattinson may give Timothée Chalamet a hard time in Legendary’s upcoming Dune: Messiah.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Before embarking for the U.S., Ishiba had asked an American visitor what Trump was like, remarking that his own foreign ministry was having a hard time understanding him.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Hard time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20time. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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