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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Aldo was given a date for a hearing three and a half years in the future.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
After all the rehearsing at this North Hollywood practice space, after the year and a half of writing, after the TikTok stardom, Lu still wants to capture that energy.
—John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Aldo was given a date for a hearing three and a half years in the future.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The Civil War, Reconstruction, and Indian Wars sit at the heart of this photograph, but these subjects embody nearly a century and a half of American history, stretching from John Adams to Franklin Roosevelt.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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