: 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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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Trailing 2-0 at halftime, coach Albertin Montoya made a pair of substitutions looking to boost Bay’s offensive attack that looked to pay off in the 59th minute when Racheal Kundananji, one of the second-half subs, cleared the way for rookie Taylor Huff to streak up the middle of the field.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Andy Naylor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Erika Page/The Christian Science Monitor Held in stadiums across Africa, its games offer the look and feel of a North American basketball match, including flashy half-time shows featuring regional pop stars and sophisticated light and camera production.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Right before halftime, the Nuggets had a 54-47 lead.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Trailing 2-0 at halftime, coach Albertin Montoya made a pair of substitutions looking to boost Bay’s offensive attack that looked to pay off in the 59th minute when Racheal Kundananji, one of the second-half subs, cleared the way for rookie Taylor Huff to streak up the middle of the field.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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
Erika Page/The Christian Science Monitor Held in stadiums across Africa, its games offer the look and feel of a North American basketball match, including flashy half-time shows featuring regional pop stars and sophisticated light and camera production.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Halftime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halftime. Accessed 5 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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