Meaning of have a time | Babel Free

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Synonym of have a time of it.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“We had a time with our brother because of this, trying to get⟳ him into the hospital for treatment.”

“Even in the best of times us older Autistics have⟳ a time handling two or three things at once.”

“Mama had a time tryin' to have⟳ him released in her custody, because of his severe medical condition.”

“Our hopes began to revive, at least from no longer lacking food, for I really had a time with several of my men who, often believing us lost on the prairie or surely to die⟳ from hunger, thirst, or at the hands of the Sioux, were continually cursing the moment when they had embarked on such a voyage.”

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