half an hour

idiom

: 30 minutes
I waited for half an hour.

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The officers had not yet heard about Kevin Jiang's murder, which had occurred just half an hour before in New Haven, and to them this call was nothing out of the ordinary. Emma Steele, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025 The Greek international completed his hat-trick inside half an hour from the penalty spot after Szczęsny, who was having a match to forget, once again came off his line and failed to deal with a loose ball. George Ramsay, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025 The next morning, Dani woke half an hour before the announcements. Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025 Other players might consider being substituted after half an hour to jeers from their own supporters as the end of their Old Trafford career. Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025 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 20 Feb. 2025.

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