at the best of times
Even under the most favourable conditions.
When that gentleman came from the city, and was welcomed in the drawing-room by his daughters and the elegant Miss Wirt, they saw at once by his face—which was puffy, solemn, and y
times
/taɪmz/
name 2prep 1verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
ahead, bad, behind, large, larger, many, odd, odd
We are many times better off now than we were ten years ago.
VERB + TIMES
back, came, folded, helps, house, lag, read, rent
He came back three times to check if the package had arrived.
TIMES + NOUN
day, difficulty, i've, month, newspaper
I read about it in the Times newspaper while waiting for my appointment.
PREP.
about, in, than, through, up, with
We've been through tough times together, and our friendship has only grown stronger.
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