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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For his courtroom outbursts, Davis found Thompson in contempt of court and added a little more than four and a half years to his sentence.
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Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
If everything goes wrong for an early variety and everything goes right for a late variety, the difference in maturity dates for them can be as little as a week and a half.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Three and a half centuries after Ashurbanipal, the Great Library of Alexandria faced the challenge of organizing papyrus scrolls running in the hundreds of thousands.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
Every Cowboys coach since 2003 has held the job for at least three and a half seasons.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
If everything goes wrong for an early variety and everything goes right for a late variety, the difference in maturity dates for them can be as little as a week and a half.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Three and a half centuries after Ashurbanipal, the Great Library of Alexandria faced the challenge of organizing papyrus scrolls running in the hundreds of thousands.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
Every Cowboys coach since 2003 has held the job for at least three and a half seasons.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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