and a half
idiom
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.
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But the Jets have been mostly inept for a decade and a half, and the franchise has been groping for some sort of good fortune.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Notorious past prisoners Over the past century and a half, the walls of La Santé have deprived many famous French men of their freedom.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
In testing, the drone managed an average flight time of two and a half minutes, only about 30 seconds less than its larger counterpart.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The meeting comes after Zelensky expressed hope that an ending to the Russia-Ukraine war, which has been ongoing for more than three and a half years, could come to an end with the ceasefire achieved in Gaza.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Notorious past prisoners Over the past century and a half, the walls of La Santé have deprived many famous French men of their freedom.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
In testing, the drone managed an average flight time of two and a half minutes, only about 30 seconds less than its larger counterpart.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The meeting comes after Zelensky expressed hope that an ending to the Russia-Ukraine war, which has been ongoing for more than three and a half years, could come to an end with the ceasefire achieved in Gaza.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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