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

For those looking to go further afield, Ras Abrouq is a magical cape on the west coast of Doha, under an hour and a half’s drive from the city. —Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026

Six years ago, close to a century and a half of history came to an end when the club – then called Macclesfield Town – was wound up and all trading stopped. —Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026

For regional travelers, Greenville is also an easy drive—about two hours from Charlotte, two and a half from Atlanta, and roughly four hours from Nashville. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026

Instead of a lukewarm shower, Gray recommends taking a hot bath an hour and a half before bedtime. —Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for and a half

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