: 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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Noun
In the ensuing frame, the score went from tied at 56 with four minutes remaining to Indiana leading 69-64 at halftime.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Despite being one of the top-selling artists of all time, her career suffered from the fallout of the infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime appearance with Justin Timberlake, when her bare breast was briefly exposed.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 26 May 2025
Adjective
Trailing 2-0 at half-time against Palace in their penultimate game of the season, and with a trip Arsenal to come, Frank Lampard’s side seemed destined for the Championship.
Then came salvation.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Jones rejoined the group during a half-time show performance at the NBA All-Star event in March 2025.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 16 May 2025
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“Halftime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halftime. Accessed 31 May. 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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