half the time

phrase

informal

: very often

Half the time I have no idea what my professor is talking about.

Examples of half the time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The vehicle’s range is 100 miles per charge, which can be done with a standard 110-volt wall outlet, though a 240-volt socket will repower it in less than half the time. — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

As a result, efforts to replant what’s been lost fail about half the time. — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

For a simple yet innovative dinner tonight, this chicken tamale pie has all the flavors of the delicious Latin delicacy with half the time to make it. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026

Use this to make two thin 4-inch cookies in half the time required by hand irons. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for half the time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime