half the time
idiom
informal
: very often
Half the time I have no idea what my professor is talking about.
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Reading Cassandra’s voice is like reading The Bell Jar’s Esther if Esther were drunk on brandy half the time.
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Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
McMillan has produced 154 more yards and the same amount of touchdowns (7) in roughly half the time that Legette has played over the past two years.
—Mike Kaye
updated January 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Montreal took the fast lane, going from the Stanley Cup Final in 2021 back to the playoffs last spring in half the time of the Red Wings’ rebuild — which, as of yet, still hasn’t seen them back in the postseason.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
One study found that parents and children disagreed more than half the time when asked about the amount of favoritism in their family and who benefited from it.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
McMillan has produced 154 more yards and the same amount of touchdowns (7) in roughly half the time that Legette has played over the past two years.
—Mike Kaye
updated January 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Montreal took the fast lane, going from the Stanley Cup Final in 2021 back to the playoffs last spring in half the time of the Red Wings’ rebuild — which, as of yet, still hasn’t seen them back in the postseason.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
One study found that parents and children disagreed more than half the time when asked about the amount of favoritism in their family and who benefited from it.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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 20 Jan. 2026.
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