Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.12 in modern English

Syllables: have a -time
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of have a time of it.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

has a time (present, singular) having a time (participle, present) had a time (participle, past) had a time (past)

Synonyms

have a time of it

Questions

What does have a time mean?: Synonym of have a time of it.

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