half the time
idiom
informal
: very often
Half the time I have no idea what my professor is talking about.
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Last year, Doval threw his slider roughly half the time (51.5%), complementing the breaking ball with his cutter (34.9%) and sinker (13.8%).
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
Netflix said in a release that its American viewers use subtitles or captions nearly half the time.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Overall, the lawyers surveyed reported feeling burnt out more than half the time.
—Raquel Gomes, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
In too many of those seasons, the Mets were not concerned about holding on to a division lead or cementing a playoff berth; before this season, the Mets entered the first game of that year’s Subway Series under .500 half the time.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
Netflix said in a release that its American viewers use subtitles or captions nearly half the time.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Overall, the lawyers surveyed reported feeling burnt out more than half the time.
—Raquel Gomes, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
In too many of those seasons, the Mets were not concerned about holding on to a division lead or cementing a playoff berth; before this season, the Mets entered the first game of that year’s Subway Series under .500 half the time.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“Half the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20the%20time. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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