half an hour

idiom

: 30 minutes

I waited for half an hour.

Examples of half an hour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rufus Norris, the National Theatre director, introduced Camilla, who worked the room for half an hour before actress Sharon D. Clarke entered in character as Lady Bracknell, the embodiment of upper-class Victorian respectability, from Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest. —Jack Royston, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025

Only once, half an hour into an hour-long Zoom, did Paul catch sight of Stan, who was crossing the room and shied out of the frame very quickly. —Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025

Related Stories Movies Film Academy CEO Bill Kramer on 2025 Oscars, Karla Sofía Gascón, AI and Trump's DEI Crackdown Movies Unmasking Hollywood's Most Mysterious Movie Mogul The red carpet will begin half an hour before, at 3:30 p.m. PT. —Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025

Then after half an hour Illia Zabarnyi challenges Rayan Ait-Nouri. —Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for half an hour

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