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idiomtimesat the best of timesusually used in order to say that something that is usually bad, wrong, difficult etc is even worse now:Running an airline is an expensive business at the best of times; during a recession it can be a way of using up money very quickly.They sat in silence waiting for the kettle to boil; they had never had much to talk about at the best of times.fall on hard times(also hit hard times)used in order to say that a person, or company is no longer as rich and successful as they used to be:Sebastien learned from a cousin that his old schoolmaster had fallen on hard times and was looking for work.The oilseed industry hit hard times in the 1980s, with most farmers preferring to grow grain.for old times' sakeused in order to say that someone is doing something because it reminds them of happy times in the past ◆ often used in requests:One day, just for old times' sake, I paid a visit to Winston Street, where Donald and I had grown up.Go on, sing 'Tommy's Girl', for old times' sake.move with the timesto change your methods, opinions, behaviour etc in order to stay modern ◆ often used in newspapers, magazines etc:If Spanish resorts want to keep their tourists they need to move with the times by providing clean beaches and modernised hotels.Until recently, the monarchy showed few signs of moving with the times.
See:- a sign of the times
- at all times
- at the best of times
- at times
- bad times
- be a sign of the times
- be behind the times
- be in tune with the times
- behind the times
- change with the times
- Cowards die many times before their death
- cowards die many times before their death(s)
- desperate times call for desperate measures
- desperate times require desperate measures
- different times, different manners
- drastic times call for drastic measures
- drastic times require drastic measures
- even in the best of times
- face time
- fall on hard times
- for auld lang syne/for old times' sake
- for old times' sake
- get in tune with the times
- get with the times
- hard time
- have been around the block a few times
- high old time
- How many times do I have to tell you?
- if I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times
- if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times
- in (one's) time
- in between times
- in times past
- in tune with the times
- keep in step with the times
- keep up with the times
- keep up, move, etc. with the times
- lean times
- let the good times roll
- move with the times
- Moving three times is as bad as a fire
- nine times out of ten
- No, no, a thousand times no!
- No, no, a thousand times, no!
- other times, other manners
- rare old time
- serve (one's) time
- sign of the times
- sign of the times, a
- the time of (one's) life
- time out
- times are changing
- times are out of joint, the
- Times change
- Times change and we with time
- times have changed
- time's up
- two-time
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