half the time
idiom
informal
: very often
Half the time I have no idea what my professor is talking about.
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The fish was engineered to grow in half the time of a wild Atlantic salmon and with one-third of the food.
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Thomas Bostick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
However, third trimester ultrasound has a margin of error of 15%-20% and half the time, the prediction of a big baby — or one who is born over 8 lbs.
—Carson Meyer, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
That set topped out at just 135 weeks on the Billboard 200 — not even half the time logged by its more successful counterpart.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Quick fixes: Open the transfer window after the NCAA Tournament ends and leave it open half the time, only two weeks.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
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Thomas Bostick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
However, third trimester ultrasound has a margin of error of 15%-20% and half the time, the prediction of a big baby — or one who is born over 8 lbs.
—Carson Meyer, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
That set topped out at just 135 weeks on the Billboard 200 — not even half the time logged by its more successful counterpart.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Quick fixes: Open the transfer window after the NCAA Tournament ends and leave it open half the time, only two weeks.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for half the time
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“Half the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20the%20time. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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