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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Scoring five times with four assists in the six league games so far equates to a goal involvement every 57 and a half minutes for the Colombia winger; a triumph by any measure.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Over the past year and a half, you’re seen so much success from your debut album, Coachella performance, your XOXO tour and then your Lollapalooza performance.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the biggest disruptions were felt at Hollywood Burbank Airport near Los Angeles, which saw average ground delays of two and a half hours.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
The two would go on to date for a year and a half before going their separate ways in November 2016.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Over the past year and a half, you’re seen so much success from your debut album, Coachella performance, your XOXO tour and then your Lollapalooza performance.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the biggest disruptions were felt at Hollywood Burbank Airport near Los Angeles, which saw average ground delays of two and a half hours.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
The two would go on to date for a year and a half before going their separate ways in November 2016.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 7 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 14 Oct. 2025.
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