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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The song was probably made, the whole lyric was probably written, in no longer than an hour and finished in an hour and a half.
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Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
At least two, maybe two and a half, depending on the speed of the real-time.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
The project took about a year and a half to complete.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
In fact, the summit of the region’s most famous peak, 6,288-foot Mount Washington, is already buried under three and a half feet of snow.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2025
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Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
At least two, maybe two and a half, depending on the speed of the real-time.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
The project took about a year and a half to complete.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
In fact, the summit of the region’s most famous peak, 6,288-foot Mount Washington, is already buried under three and a half feet of snow.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for and a half
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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