Usually means: Enjoying oneself immensely; great fun.
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  1. have a whale of a time: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. have a whale of a time: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. have a whale of a time: Wiktionary
  4. have a whale of a time: Dictionary.com
  5. have a whale of a time: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. have a whale of a time: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (have a whale of a time)

verb:  (idiomatic) To enjoy oneself greatly: to have a very good time.

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