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
OonaOO-na (Irish), O:-nah (Finnish)Irish, Finnish
BoldizsÁR-Hungarian
Jokum-Danish
LiesjeLEE-shəDutch
Annas['ænəs]
Enitan-Western African, Yoruba