half an hour

phrase

: 30 minutes

I waited for half an hour.

Examples of half an hour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The advice is nearly always the same — wait until after midnight, preferably until the hours before dawn, then give your eyes half an hour to adjust to the darkness. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

About a half an hour after the Dodgers cleared the field, the Braves advanced to the NLDS with a 6-2 win over the Phillies. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Projections of silhouettes walking across the walls teased the upcoming show for roughly half an hour as guests were seated in their corresponding sections. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The studio is urging critics not to give away some of the twists — there is a huge one about half an hour in — so audiences can experience it with fresh eyes. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for half an hour

• airpower
• brainpower
• devour
• empower
• firepower
• horsepower
• manpower
• mayflower
• safflower
• sunflower
• wallflower
• watchtower