: an intermission between halves of a game or contest (as in football or basketball)
: involving or working half the standard hours
half-time
adverb
Examples of halftime in a Sentence
Noun
The score was tied at halftime.
The coaches discussed strategy during halftime.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
The Terre Haute native will perform the national anthem and the halftime show at the Indiana State University men's basketball home opener on Nov. 7.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Oct. 2024
Carrie Welton, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
Just before half-time, Arsenal attacker Leandro Trossard committed a foul before kicking the ball across the pitch, earning a controversial second yellow card.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The pair has produced previous editions of the Primetime Emmys, the Super Bowl halftime show, the Tony Awards, the Kennedy Center Honors and presidential inaugural balls.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
The Terre Haute native will perform the national anthem and the halftime show at the Indiana State University men's basketball home opener on Nov. 7.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Oct. 2024
Adjective
People who are enrolled in a higher education institution at least half-time must also fulfill one other criterion to qualify.
—Carrie Welton, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
Just before half-time, Arsenal attacker Leandro Trossard committed a foul before kicking the ball across the pitch, earning a controversial second yellow card.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Halftime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halftime. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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halftime
noun
half·time
ˈhaf-ˌtīm 
ˈhȧf-
: an intermission marking the completion of half of a game (as in football)
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