What does half-time mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. halftimeadjective

    an intermission between the first and second half of a game

  2. half-timeadverb

    involving half the standard or customary time for an activity

    "he had two years of half-time training"

  3. half-time, part-timeadverb

    for less than the standard number of hours

    "he works part-time"

Wiktionary

  1. half-timeadjective

    of, or relating to half time

    the half-time whistle

Wikipedia

  1. Half-time

    In several team sports, matches are played in two halves. Half-time (also written halftime or half time) is the name given to the interval between the two halves of the match. Typically, after half-time, teams swap ends of the field of play in order to reduce any advantage that may be gained from wind or a slope to the playing surface, for example. While it exists mainly to allow competitors to rest briefly and recover from the play of the first half, half-time also serves a number of other purposes. It also serves as an intermission for spectators, and it often features entertainment, such as cheerleading performances, tifos, performances by school marching bands (particularly in high school and collegiate sports in North America), or concerts featuring popular music acts (particularly in major events such as the Super Bowl). On games that are broadcast on television and radio, it also provides broadcasters with an opportunity to give a recap of the first half of the game, air highlights of other games in progress, air commercials and other advertisements, provide analysis on the game, or air game-related festivities (such as an aforementioned half-time performance). In the NFL (National Football League) half-time is 12 minutes, although for major events like the Super Bowl it may last longer to allow for more activities like musical performances.

ChatGPT

  1. half-time

    Half-time generally refers to the period of time in the middle of a sports event during which the teams/participants pause, rest, and strategize for the second half of the game. It can also refer to the performance or show that takes place during this pause. In a broader context or in fields such as pharmacology, half-time can refer to the time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial value.

Wikidata

  1. Half-time

    In some team sports such as association football and rugby, matches are played in two halves. Half-time is the name given to the interval between the two halves of the match. Typically, after half-time teams swap ends of the field of play, in order to reduce any advantage that may be gained from wind or a slope to the pitch, for example. While it exists mainly to allow competitors to rest briefly and recover from the play of the first half, half-time also serves a number of other purposes. It also serves as an intermission for spectators, which often feature entertainment, such as cheerleading performances, tifos, performances by school marching bands, or concerts featuring popular music acts. On games that are broadcast on television and radio, it also provides broadcasters with an opportunity to give a recap of the first half of the game, air highlights of other games in progress, air commercials and other advertisements, provide analysis on the game, or air game-related festivities.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of half-time in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of half-time in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of half-time in a Sentence

  1. Barack Obama:

    I care deeply about the half-time show, deeply, i got dressed for the half-time show. I hope Beyonce likes what I have on.

  2. Justin Timberlake:

    I am sorry if anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the half time performance.

  3. Mark Milley:

    So, I think it would have been difficult under any circumstances, and I think our soldiers performed extraordinarily well actually in 48 hours, getting control of an airfield in another country, eight and a half time zones away.

  4. Finance Minister Ali Kooli:

    The possibility to work half time and be paid a little bit more than half salary is an avenue we are considering.

  5. Adam Mackasek:

    We watched the Super Bowl half time show, and we picked it apart : Hey, I really love the way they've made the moment happen, same thing when there's an Olympics. We really try to dive deep on award shows through the entire year for how they shoot their content.


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