have a good time

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

"I hope to be around a little longer. But even that, I'm thinking, 'oh well, I had a good time'."

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“Of course it makes you smile and it makes you have a good time,” said Rojas.

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Before, when I would try to control everything, I was not having a good time.

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“He has a good time with that, trolling the Democrats, whose hair is on fire about the very prospect.”

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That’s the biggest part today is the Dodgers getting the win and having a good time.

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