on the half hour

phrase

: at half past the hour : at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, etc.

Tours start on the half hour.

Examples of on the half hour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Electronic chimes atop a Pepsi-Cola plant in New York rang the first seven notes on the half hour. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2025

To compound issues for Pioli, Malick Thiaw withdrew from the game on the half hour mark and is due to be out of action until 2024. — Emmet Gates, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023

But Belgium would be left to regret its failure to capitalize on that early dominance as Italy took the lead on the half hour mark. — Matias Grez, CNN, 2 July 2021

Sessions starting on the half hour and lasting 25 minutes have allowed access to books, magazines, audio books and DVDs, as well as public computers. — courant.com, 18 Sep. 2020

Rhymes for on the half hour

• candlepower
• cauliflower
• overpower
• superpower
• vavasour
• waterpower
• airpower
• brainpower
• devour
• empower
• firepower
• horsepower