half an hour

idiom

: 30 minutes
I waited for half an hour.

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Jackson wrestled with the massive fish for about half an hour before finally getting it on board the boat. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 Spier Hotel is only half an hour from Cape Town’s city center, so the hotel also makes a convenient base for exploring both Cape Town and the winelands. Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025 In the wake of a transfer deadline that brought anger and worry from many supporters, the Wolves chairman gave an interview of more than half an hour to the club’s in-house television channel. Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025 Head baseball coach Kade Larson, also a math teacher at Louisburg High School, said even for varsity home games, players have to leave class more than half an hour early and load into a bus to drive across town. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 2 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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