have a hard time



have a hard time doing something

to have difficulty doing something With all the traffic noise, Mr. Packard had a hard time hearing the reporters' questions.
See also: hard, have, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Antipateran-TI-pə-tər (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ashplant['æʃpla:nt]
Boyd[bɔid]
Gunborg-Swedish
BeÑAt-Basque
MavisMAY-visEnglish