HAVE A GOOD TIME Definition & Meaning

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have a good time

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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I’d like to do a series of free shows up and down the California coast, have a million people out there having a good time.

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"As everyone knows, I love to dress up and have a good time, so I'll definitely be bringing the sparkles, sequins and disco with me!"

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"Look after yourself. Keep an eye on each other. Get some water going. Just be sensible and have a good time," says Sian.

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“They’re not trying to make this a communal experience of having a good time and enjoying the music and the message,” he said.

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Nobody won, nobody lost, everybody had a good time.

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