: 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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Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
The Cardinals would take a 14-10 lead into halftime.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Art De Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
After performing at the FIFA Club World Cup half-time show final and dropping Mixteip earlier this summer, J Balvin took the stage at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The Razorbacks forced a punt and Green threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to O’Mega Blake with 2 seconds remaining to cut Texas A&M’s lead to 21-20 at halftime.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
The Cardinals would take a 14-10 lead into halftime.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Eze came on for Mikel Merino at half-time in a more central position and made an instant impact.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
After performing at the FIFA Club World Cup half-time show final and dropping Mixteip earlier this summer, J Balvin took the stage at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Halftime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halftime. Accessed 20 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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