half an hour

idiom

: 30 minutes
I waited for half an hour.

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Yet less than half an hour later, on 35 minutes, Mbappe stayed on the ground and asked to be brought off by Ancelotti. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 In other words, running for half an hour five times a week will keep those all-important telomeres long. Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024 Video of that meeting, which lasted more than half an hour, was played for the jury Monday afternoon. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024 Roughly six hours after the second cable was cut, the Chinese vessel stopped for roughly half an hour before continuing on. Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for half an hour 

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“Half an hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20an%20hour. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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