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Synonyms

have a good time

Idioms  

  1. Enjoy oneself, as in I hope you have a good time at the beach. This idiom, also used as an imperative, dates from 16th-century England, where it was popular until the late 1600s and died out. Samuel Pepys, in a diary entry of March 1, 1666, wrote, “I went and had as good a time as heart could wish.” In America it continued to be used, and in the 1800s it reappeared in British speech as well. Also see hard time; show one a good time.

Example Sentences

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"I'm just looking forward to that and having a good time."

From Barron's

It would be about people coming together and having a good time.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m really having a good time and I’m taking it all in because life is short and life is so fragile.

From Los Angeles Times

“What we will do is we will continue to have a good time” before the fourth season comes to a close, she promised.

From Los Angeles Times

"Let's say a song comes on - Zombie by The Cranberries - and everyone is singing along, everyone. There's no ego - just everyone chilling, having a good time."

From BBC

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