half the time

idiom

informal

: very often

Half the time I have no idea what my professor is talking about.

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A little more than a year later, at the end of this past October, Palestinians from 20 additional communities and single-farm families had left their homes—a total of nearly 1,200 people in just more than half the time. —

Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024 This must-have hair tool creates beachy, boho, or glam waves in half the time compared to other wavers on the market. —

Nora Colomer, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024 What’s more, the rents that RealPage calculates based on actual market data are mere recommendations that customers accept less than half the time, according to the company. —

Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2024 He’s looked sharp when healthy, but he’s been hurt (hamstring) half the time. —

Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for half the time

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