half an hour

idiom

: 30 minutes
I waited for half an hour.

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After about half an hour of couching his fears in technical language and cautious caveats, the OpenAI CEO finally did. Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 What used to be a five-minute call to Wisconsin's licensing agency can now take over half an hour after wait times at the Department of Safety and Professional Services' call center spiked in July. Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Villa had control in the opening half an hour but could not cut Palace open centrally. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 The Line 14 subway extension now whisks you from Orly Airport to the city center in under half an hour, nudging airport trips off the road and onto rail. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 7 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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