hard out

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English

Noun

hard out (plural hard outs)

  1. (corporate jargon) An immovable deadline, at which time someone must leave somewhere, or something must conclude.

Adjective

hard out (comparative more hard out, superlative most hard out)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Impressive; awesome.
    • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 321:
      Had it been hard out? Extremely hard out, they assured him, laughing, still bleary, still grainy-faced— and they thanked him again for the gift.

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