have a hard time
idiom
: to experience difficulty doing something
She's having a hard time living within her budget.
The school has had a hard time recruiting substitute teachers.
He's been having a hard time with his research paper.
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Seattle — Earnest Greene III, T, Georgia The Seahawks have two talented young tackles in Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas, but both have had a hard time staying healthy.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
High interest rates mean investors will have a hard time refinancing their CRE loans, about 40% of which will reach maturity between 2023 and 2025, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 2 May 2024
Advertisement Yet Huntington Beach has had a hard time shaking its reputation as a haven for racists and far-right extremists.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Dads will have a hard time refusing Southern Tide’s popular 6-inch Shoreline shorts, great for sailing, kayaking, beaching, or whatever else your dad gets up to in the water.
—Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Employees who currently work for the company and who might have knowledge of the disparagement will have a hard time sharing hard evidence about the disparagement of a former colleague.
—Christine Shen, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Chelsea and DeBoer also star in their own HGTV series, Down Home Fab.
05 of 07
Kailyn Lowry's Son, Isaac Elliot Rivera
Kailyn Lowry and her son's father Jo Rivera also had a hard time finding a middle ground as teen parents.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Eric Trump dismissed any suggestion that the Trump family, given the various legal challenges, might have a hard time getting a bank loan to build the project.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The main camera has a hard time capturing detail, even in bright light, and shots are generally noisy.
—PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
High interest rates mean investors will have a hard time refinancing their CRE loans, about 40% of which will reach maturity between 2023 and 2025, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 2 May 2024
Advertisement Yet Huntington Beach has had a hard time shaking its reputation as a haven for racists and far-right extremists.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Dads will have a hard time refusing Southern Tide’s popular 6-inch Shoreline shorts, great for sailing, kayaking, beaching, or whatever else your dad gets up to in the water.
—Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Employees who currently work for the company and who might have knowledge of the disparagement will have a hard time sharing hard evidence about the disparagement of a former colleague.
—Christine Shen, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Chelsea and DeBoer also star in their own HGTV series, Down Home Fab.
05 of 07
Kailyn Lowry's Son, Isaac Elliot Rivera
Kailyn Lowry and her son's father Jo Rivera also had a hard time finding a middle ground as teen parents.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Eric Trump dismissed any suggestion that the Trump family, given the various legal challenges, might have a hard time getting a bank loan to build the project.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The main camera has a hard time capturing detail, even in bright light, and shots are generally noisy.
—PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
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