half an hour

idiom

: 30 minutes
I waited for half an hour.

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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 The app allows users to watch hundreds of videos in about half an hour because some are only a few seconds long, according to a lawsuit filed last year by Kentucky complaining that TikTok is designed to be addictive and harms children's mental health. Mark Sherman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025 Popular on Variety At this juncture, roughly half an hour in, the storyline jumps back one decade. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025 Robert Lewandowski pulled one back with a 13th minute penalty, but the Greek striker on the other side of the ball completed his hat trick in just over half an hour meaning that Barca trailed 3-1 at the interval. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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