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

According to a recent data analysis by Jean Twenge, a psychology professor who studies generational change, by eighth grade, the average kid spends four and a half hours a day on social media. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

For a decade and a half, Mantilla ordered a few hundred every couple of months. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Formed through Mnet’s survival show Boys Planet in 2023, the nine-member act was originally contracted for two and a half years, with activities scheduled to conclude in January 2026. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The film is nearly three and a half hours long, featuring 45 songs. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for and a half

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