half-time

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The interval between the two halves of a sports match.
2. (attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable) Half or approximately half the number of hours usually worked in a specified period.
3. (countable, uncountable) A tempo in which the rhythm is emphasized so that it seems to have half as many metric divisions (e.g. emphasizing the start of every other bar rather than every bar).
4. (countable, uncountable) The time taken for a physical quantity to halve the difference between its present value and its final value.

Adj

Pertaining to or characterized by half the usual duration.

Adv

In a half time manner.

Synonyms

part-time

halftime

half time

interlude

half-life

radioactive half-life

residence half-time

parttime

component

half-value period

half

half period

half-term

midpoint

Translations

Halbzeit

mi-temps

intervallo

meitat

mitat

Bestandteil

Halbjahr

Mitte

Teil

Hälfte eine Frist

μισός

partie

moitié

à temps partiel

demi-période

Etymology

From half- + time.