bad time
noun
: not the right moment to do something or for something to happen
Am I calling at a bad time? Are you very busy?
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With warm temperatures in the summer that remain temperate through the winter, there’s never a bad time to visit Biloxi.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Writer/director James Mangold announced the film in 2020 — a bad time to start production — and the feature was shelved amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Mostly white people but with one funny Black guy who’s having a really bad time.
—Anne McCarthy, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Big Smile Even the cutie Chi has to convince her mom that there's no bad time to snack on a candy cane.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Writer/director James Mangold announced the film in 2020 — a bad time to start production — and the feature was shelved amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Mostly white people but with one funny Black guy who’s having a really bad time.
—Anne McCarthy, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Big Smile Even the cutie Chi has to convince her mom that there's no bad time to snack on a candy cane.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bad time
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“Bad time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20time. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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