bad time

NOUN

agony

Synonyms

WEAK

going-over grief grilling hard time third degree torture

Example Sentences

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Political uncertainty has come at a bad time for gilts, clashing with elevated global energy prices and renewed inflation concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The market is still hurting from low supply and dented consumer confidence—but it’s not a bad time to buy select home builder stocks that have already felt the pain.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

It’s a good time for Elmer Rice’s “The Adding Machine,” which can only mean that it’s once again a bad time for workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

James adds that the timing of the outage, during the lucrative Christmas period, comes at a particularly bad time for Ubisoft.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Afterward we’d say what a bad time and Catherine would say it wasn’t really so bad.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway