hard out

noun

An immovable deadline, at which time someone must leave somewhere, or something must conclude.

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Meanings

nounhard out (plural hard outs)

plural hard outs

  1. corporate jargonAn immovable deadline, at which time someone must leave somewhere, or something must conclude.
adjectivehard out (comparative more hard out, superlative most hard out)

comparative more hard out · superlative most hard out

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandslangImpressive; awesome.

    Had it been hard out? Extremely hard out, they assured him, laughing, still bleary, still grainy-faced— and they thanked him again for the gift.

    2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 321
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APA

hard out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20out

MLA

“hard out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20out.

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