This is the 6227th most frequent Korean word.
시간이었다
"It was time."
In this sentence, '시간이었다' conveys the conclusion or result of a period being enjoyable.
정말 즐거운 시간이었습니다.
It was a truly enjoyable time.
Here, '시간이었다' reflects the speaker's reflection on a productive and meaningful period.
이렇게 유익한 시간이었다니, 감사합니다.
It was such an enriching time, thank you.
In this case, '시간이었다' is used to critique a past period as having been spent wastefully.