"good time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: good times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} good time (countable and uncountable, plural good times)
  1. (countable) A period of time spent doing some pleasant, enjoyable or entertaining activity. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Prison
    Sense id: en-good_time-en-noun-en:enjoyable_period_or_event Disambiguation of Prison: 50 46 4 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 11 3
  2. (uncountable) The reduction of a prisoner's sentence for good conduct while imprisoned. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Prison
    Sense id: en-good_time-en-noun-en:time_off_a_sentence_for_good_conduct Disambiguation of Prison: 50 46 4
  3. A suitable time; a suitable occasion. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-good_time-en-noun-en:suitable_occasion Categories (other): English terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: good-time, good-time girl, good-timer, have a good time Related terms: good time coming, have a whale of a time, there's a good time coming

Inflected forms

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