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.

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have a good time

Dresser said it’s a matter of “finding their kryptonite” — the sweet spot that guarantees they’ll have a good time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

If you can afford it, this friendship is important to you, and you think you’ll have a good time, I say do it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

He positions himself as a guy who wants to have a good time and who throws tentpole pop-culture events.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

“I think the AG’s going to have a good time with this one.”

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

They sat around the living room and talked, telling stories about the old days on Ada’s farm, laughing and joking and trying to have a good time, and suddenly John’s name would come up.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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