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hard time

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hard time

1
 n
a difficulty that can be overcome with effort
2
 n
a term served in a maximum security prison
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hard time
1

n a difficulty that can be overcome with effort

“we had a hard time getting here”
Synonyms:
rough sledding
Type of:
difficulty
a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
2

n a term served in a maximum security prison

Type of:
prison term, sentence, time
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
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