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.

Examples of and a half in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pair reportedly were at the bar for about an hour and a half, eating and drinking while a Boston Red Sox game played in the background, according to TMZ. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025

The partners spent a year and a half renovating the antiquated 5,500-square-foot space from top to bottom to create the ambiance of a welcoming Mediterranean island villa. —Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025

There couldn't be a better time for this new series — which was two and a half years in the making — to land on TV. —Michelle Lee, People.com, 9 July 2025

Horner is the latest in a series of high-profile executives to leave the team over the last year and a half. —James Ellingworth, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025

Rhymes for and a half

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