Quotes for Having a Good Time "To properly comprehend what it means to stand in the light, you must spend time creeping alone through shadows." "When you are joyous, when you say yes to life and have fun, when you transmit positivity all around you, you become the sun in the heart of every constellation, and people want to be near you." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Caption Generator. Caption Example: "Have a good time!" - Mark Wahlberg The phrase "have a good time" refers to having fun and being happy. It's used to welcome someone back after they've been away or to tell someone that something will give them pleasure. In English, we often use this expression when someone else is having a good time. For example, if someone tells you that they had a nice time at the party last night, you might say "Have a good time!" People have been saying "Have a good time" for hundreds of years. The first written record of this expression is in Samuel Butler's 1641 book Gulliver's Travels where he describes the inhabitants of Lilliput as having "a perpetual holiday in their minds, because they cannot be unhappy." In modern usage, the expression can be used to greet someone with a smile.