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Noun	1.	hard time - a difficulty that can be overcome with effort; "we had a hard time getting here"; "analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers" rough sledding difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"
	2.	hard time - a term served in a maximum security prison prison term, sentence, time - the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"

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She was so capable, so cheerful in spite of the fact that she was having a hard time.

Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context

He had had a hard time in the City, so he explained.

Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context

But, indeed, I had a hard time of it,' said she: 'mamma was very greatly disappointed at the failure of her darling project, and very, very angry at my obstinate resistance to her will, and is so still; but I can't help it.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context

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