and a half

phrase

1

—used in measurements of time, distance, weight, etc., to indicate one half of the stated unit of measurement

My daughter is two and a half (years old).

The fish was a foot and a half long.

weighs ten and a half pounds

2

informal

—used to say that something is very good, large, difficult, etc.

That was a meal and a half!

Renovating a house is a job and a half.

Examples of and a half in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Losses by the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs kept the Phillies four back in the National League East and a half game ahead in the race for the top wild-card spot, respectively, with 17 games to play. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The fortress belt has slowly eroded over the past four and a half years. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

The findings come after a year and a half of upheaval in the executive branch. — Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Knöbl recommends allowing roughly three and a half to four hours for a relaxed outing from central Vienna and back. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for and a half

• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph
• hydrograph
• lithograph
• micrograph
• monograph