good time

plural good times

1. countableA period of time spent doing some pleasant, enjoyable, or entertaining activity.

   Let the good times roll.

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   A good time was had by all.

   Q: Did you have a good time at your friend's wedding reception? A: Yes, it was a good time for everyone.

   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

2. uncountableThe 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. countableuncountableA suitable time; a suitable occasion.

   Is this a good time?

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   When is a good time for you?

   There's never a good time for [X].

   It's always a good time for [X].

   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