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good time en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable) A period of time spent doing some pleasant, enjoyable, or entertaining activity.
    • Ah, no inhibitions Make no conditions Get a little outta line I ain't gonna act Politically correct I only wanna have a good time 1997, Shania Twain, Mutt Lange, “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”, in Come On Over, performed by Shania Twain:
    • Q: Did you have a good time at your friend's wedding reception? A: Yes, it was a good time for everyone.
    • A good time was had by all.
    • Let the good times roll.
  2. (uncountable) The reduction of a prisoner's sentence for good conduct while imprisoned.
    • Sex on female units is treated as a "disgusting and degrading practice," and women have lost accrued good-time and gone to solitary confinement for as little as a peck on the cheek. 1984 August 18, R. L. Richardson, “Women In Cages”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 7:
  3. (countable, uncountable) A suitable time; a suitable occasion.
    • How can the unions - or more specifically the RMT - possibly think this is a good time to exert a bit of industrial muscle and indulge in strikes both on the national railway and the London Underground? 2022 January 12, Christian Wolmar, “A new year... but the same old mistakes are being made”, in RAIL, number 948, pages 40–41:
    • Is this a good time?
    • When is a good time for you?
    • It's always a good time for [X].
    • There's never a good time for [X].

Forms

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good times Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

good-timer · good-time girl · good-time · have a good time

Relateds

there's a good time coming · have a whale of a time · good time coming