half an hour

phrase

: 30 minutes
I waited for half an hour.

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Since the challenge launched in 2017, cumulative participation has exceeded 16 million, a remarkable figure for an initiative that began with a simple invitation to exercise for half an hour a day. — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 That’s because the moon began to crawl across it about half an hour ago. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026 The English cut runs 166 minutes, which is about half an hour shorter than the original. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026 Top livestreamer Austin Li sold 100,000 monthly memberships of Alibaba’s QwenWork office AI service within half an hour during a Taobao Live broadcast on Monday, the company said. — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026 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 9 Nov. 2026.

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