Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for good time. Search instead for go-to long-time.
Synonyms

good time

American  

noun

Prison Slang.

  1. time deducted from an inmate's sentence for good behavior while in prison.

good-time British  

adjective

  1. (of a person) wildly seeking pleasure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
good time Idioms  

  1. see have a good time.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The risks of war were always said to be too high, it was never a good time, and there was always another diplomatic option to exhaust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s a good time to be a startup employee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This could be a good time for investors to get exposure to Berkshire.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

"They'd just decamp to Manchester and you wouldn't see them again until Tuesday or Wednesday the next week, looking like they'd had quite a good time."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

“You must’ve had a good time last night,” I said, still feeling hurt because he did not go to the dance.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.