halftime

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16
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17
Letters
8

Definition of halftime

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative spelling of half-time.
    “If the employment is halftime, $12.50 plus 12 of the next $75 is disregarded. If the employment is irregular or occasional, the allowance is adjusted to be consistent with the situation.”
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noun

  1. (US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative spelling of half-time.
    “If the employment is halftime, $12.50 plus 12 of the next $75 is disregarded. If the employment is irregular or occasional, the allowance is adjusted to be consistent with the situation.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.

adj

  1. (US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative spelling of half-time.
    “When Bad Bunny took center stage for the 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the Puerto Rican artist made history as the first music star with a primarily Spanish-language repertoire to do so.”

adv

  1. (US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative spelling of half-time.

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Etymology

From half- + time.

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