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The phrase "a hard time reaching" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing difficulty in contacting someone or achieving a goal.
Example: "I've been having a hard time reaching you by phone lately."
Alternatives: "struggling to contact" or "finding it difficult to reach".
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Without them your venture will have a hard time reaching sustainability.
And despite being seen elsewhere in the United States, "The Woman in Black" has had a hard time reaching Manhattan.
The campaign was an enormous success with millennials, a demographic most charities have had a hard time reaching.
Repair crews have had a hard time reaching the fallen lines because so much snow and debris is in the way.
Because the company remains unprofitable it lost $45 million in the most recent quarter and may have a hard time reaching profitability without new products and services.
Assessment teams are having a hard time reaching affected areas," said Pierre Peron, Myanmar spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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If you are really having a hard time, reach out for help.
"But what's happening now is charities are having a harder time reaching their target audience".
Scott Keeter, Pew's director of survey research, said pollsters had a harder time reaching voters with lower levels of education.
In this new labyrinth of nonstate and state-sponsored fighters, humanitarian workers have a harder time reaching wounded soldiers and civilians and protecting their own staff members.
Teenagers are now more spontaneous about their movie choices, which means that studios have a harder time reaching them through magazines and television.
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