Meaning of good time | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A period of time spent doing some pleasant, enjoyable or entertaining activity.
   countable
2. The reduction of a prisoner's sentence for good conduct while imprisoned.
   uncountable
3. A suitable time; a suitable occasion.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Let the good times roll.”

“A good time was had by all.”

“Q: Did you have a good time at your friend's wedding reception? A: Yes, it was a good time for everyone.”

“Sex on female units is treated as a "disgusting and degrading practice," and women have lost accrued good-time and gone to solitary confinement for as little as a peck on the cheek.”

“When is a good time for you?”

“Is this a good time?”

“There's never a good time for [X].”

“It's always a good time for [X].”

“How can the unions - or more specifically the RMT - possibly think this is a good time to exert a bit of industrial muscle and indulge in strikes both on the national railway and the London Underground?”

CEFR level