: an intermission between halves of a game or contest (as in football or basketball)
: involving or working half the standard hours
half-time
adverb
Examples of halftime in a Sentence
Noun
The score was tied at halftime.
The coaches discussed strategy during halftime.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2025
In February, the 23-time Grand Slam champion stunned more than 133 million live viewers with her surprise appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s record-breaking Super Bowl halftime show.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Brighton were level at half-time at 1-1 with Chelsea when Dunk was forced out of the third round tie at the Amex Stadium in early February.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
After rocking the Super Bowl LIX halftime show with a visually striking set built around his Billboard 200-topping GNX LP, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Compton MC mounted the first show of his sprawling, SZA-assisted Grand National stadium tour.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2025
In February, the 23-time Grand Slam champion stunned more than 133 million live viewers with her surprise appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s record-breaking Super Bowl halftime show.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The next few weeks will tell more about the impact of this particular victory, and Arteta said all the right things about this being half-time of a contest that may well have twists and turns ahead.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Brighton were level at half-time at 1-1 with Chelsea when Dunk was forced out of the third round tie at the Amex Stadium in early February.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Halftime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halftime. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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halftime
noun
half·time
ˈhaf-ˌtīm 
ˈhȧf-
: an intermission marking the completion of half of a game (as in football)
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