half the time
idiom
informal
: very often
Half the time I have no idea what my professor is talking about.
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Glenn said Plant Prefab can get its houses up in about half the time of conventional construction.
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Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
But by 40 days from the cross, the S & P 500 was up more than half the time with an average gain of 1%.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
The Canadiens, who started their own rebuild after going to the Stanley Cup Final in 2021, look all but sure to be back in the postseason in less than half the time Detroit has taken.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The fish was engineered to grow in half the time of a wild Atlantic salmon and with one-third of the food.
—Thomas Bostick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
But by 40 days from the cross, the S & P 500 was up more than half the time with an average gain of 1%.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
The Canadiens, who started their own rebuild after going to the Stanley Cup Final in 2021, look all but sure to be back in the postseason in less than half the time Detroit has taken.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The fish was engineered to grow in half the time of a wild Atlantic salmon and with one-third of the food.
—Thomas Bostick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 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 22 May. 2025.
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