Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
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About a half hour from Sacramento, the 5-acre property includes a guesthouse, a collector’s garage, a pond, patios, and gardens.—The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 May 2026 That’s 17 performances in just two and a half hours, or about 30-45 minutes less than pretty much any other music awards show.—Chris Willman, Variety, 17 May 2026 In total, the trio of records amount to 43 new songs and about two and a half hours of new music from the rapper.—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 May 2026 All told, Drake delivered 43 new tracks (or nearly two-and-a-half hours of music) to sift through; among them are some of his best songs since Scorpion.—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for half hour