"...had had been..." Is this correct?

[English_holic]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #327 "English Slang Idioms (48)", question 5

His job had had been pretty lax as of late but with inventory coming up, it was now ......... time.

(a) over
(b) quality
(c) savings
(d) crunch

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #327 "English Slang Idioms (48)", answer 5

His job had had been pretty lax as of late but with inventory coming up, it was now crunch time.

Correct answer: (d) crunch

Your answer was: correct
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"...had had been..." Is this correct?

Thanks,

Englishholic

[Mister Micawber]

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Nope. Thanks. Someone will repair this soon.
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[Torsten]

Thanks for pointing this out, we have removed the redundant "had" and the change will go online soon.

TOEIC listening, photographs: A lady pointing

[Kati Svaby]

Is the crunch time a decisive or crucial time?

[Beeesneees]

Yes Kati.
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