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half-times

half-times is the plural of half-time.

Meaning of half-time

Noun

half-time (countable and uncountable, plural half-times)

  1. The interval between the two halves of a sports match.
    • Let's get some pizza at half-time.
  2. (attributive, sometimes) Half or approximately half the number of hours usually worked in a specified period.
    • I'm following a half-time schedule this month.
  3. A tempo in which the rhythm is emphasized so that it seems to have half as many metric divisions (e.g. emphasizing the start of every other bar rather than every bar).
  4. The time taken for a physical quantity to halve the difference between its present value and its final value.

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Questions about half-times

What is half-times the plural of?
Half-times is the plural of half-time.

Words near half-times in the dictionary

  1. half-timberings
  2. half-timbers
  3. half-time
  4. half-timer
  5. half-timers
  6. half-times
  7. half-tint
  8. half-tints
  9. half-title
  10. half-titles
  11. half-ton

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