half an hour

idiom

: 30 minutes
I waited for half an hour.

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Several people alleged Ysidro and his family lived in a 2,500-square-foot home in Reeves County, about half an hour drive from Mentone. Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025 About half an hour’s drive north of the stadium is the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025 Gates opened at least half an hour early, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025 The production, directed by Simon Godwin from a version by David Eldridge, takes a while to find itself, perhaps because Ibsen dumps exposition into an unbearably clunky first scene or because the play doesn’t introduce its heart, Hedvig, for nearly half an hour. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for half an hour

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“Half an hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20an%20hour. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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