Meaning of a thin time

[Guest]

Test No. incompl/advan-14 "Time Expressions (2)", question 1

The business has lost a lot of orders recently and is going through a ......... time.

(a) slender
(b) poor
(c) thin
(d) acute

Test No. incompl/advan-14 "Time Expressions (2)", answer 1

The business has lost a lot of orders recently and is going through a thin time.

Correct answer: (c) thin
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what does "slender" mean?

[Torsten]

Slender is an adjective meaning long and thin.
A thin time is an idiom that describes a bad situation.
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