hard time

Noun

colloquial countable uncountable

(colloquial, countable) Difficulties; a difficult time; trouble. / (colloquial, uncountable) A prison term.

Japanese Meaning

困難な時期、苦労やトラブルに見舞われる期間 / 刑務所に服役する期間

She had a hard time fixing the old car before the trip.

彼女は旅行の前に古い車を直すのに苦労した。

Sense（1）

(colloquial, countable) Difficulties; a difficult time; trouble.

They had a hard time putting the self-assembly furniture together without a manual.

Sense（2）

(colloquial, uncountable) A prison term.

Jack got hard time for his part in the robbery.

hard times

（ plural ）