: 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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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 5 Oct. 2025
Messi dished out another assist right before halftime.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Lucas Martínez Quarta and Juanfer Quintero came on for the host team at half-time.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Riding a pair of fourth-down stops on defense, including a goal-line stand, and the 72-yard touchdown drive capped by Madsen, Boise State headed into halftime trailing just 14-7.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 5 Oct. 2025
Messi dished out another assist right before halftime.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Mounting annoyance manifested itself in bizarre fashion last night when manager Chris Wilder, walking towards the tunnel at half-time, leathered a ball into the crowd in anger, above.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Lucas Martínez Quarta and Juanfer Quintero came on for the host team at half-time.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Halftime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halftime. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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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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