half the time
idiom
informal
: very often
Half the time I have no idea what my professor is talking about.
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For a simple yet innovative dinner tonight, this chicken tamale pie has all the flavors of the delicious Latin delicacy with half the time to make it.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
About half the time, the participant could pay for the information themselves out of their own hypothetical budget.
—George E. Mitchell, The Conversation, 20 June 2025
But there’s an expectation on creative people, who half the time should not be speaking publicly.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
Expected to deliver the same heroic feats in half the time with none of the playbook.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
About half the time, the participant could pay for the information themselves out of their own hypothetical budget.
—George E. Mitchell, The Conversation, 20 June 2025
But there’s an expectation on creative people, who half the time should not be speaking publicly.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
Expected to deliver the same heroic feats in half the time with none of the playbook.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for half the time
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