Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The intermission between halves in games of certain sports, such as basketball and football.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an intermission between the first and second half of a game, especially a football game. Also used attributively, as the
halftime entertainment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK Alternative spelling of
half time . - noun American football The halftime show, the primary "light" entertainment of a game, after the second quarter when players can physically recover, coaches can berate players with a
pep talk , bets can be doubled, etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an intermission between the first and second half of a game
- adverb for less than the standard number of hours
- adjective involving half the standard or customary time for an activity
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Examples
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The ad appeared at halftime and Eastwood's use of the phrase "halftime in America" implied that Obama is nearing the halfway point of a two-term, eight-year presidency.
Joe Lapointe: Why the Right May Be Right to Be Offended by Chrysler's Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Ad Joe Lapointe 2012
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Dole Campaign America '96: The View from the Couch, which covered how the campaign was covered, and I don't recall any of the hundreds of commentators I heard ever using the term "halftime" that way.
William O'Rourke: Halftime in Pink America William O'Rourke 2012
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The ad appeared at halftime and Eastwood's use of the phrase "halftime in America" implied that Obama is nearing the halfway point of a two-term, eight-year presidency.
Joe Lapointe: Why the Right May Be Right to Be Offended by Chrysler's Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Ad Joe Lapointe 2012
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Dole Campaign America '96: The View from the Couch, which covered how the campaign was covered, and I don't recall any of the hundreds of commentators I heard ever using the term "halftime" that way.
William O'Rourke: Halftime in Pink America William O'Rourke 2012
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The ad appeared at halftime and Eastwood's use of the phrase "halftime in America" implied that Obama is nearing the halfway point of a two-term, eight-year presidency.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Joe Lapointe 2012
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The ad appeared at halftime and Eastwood's use of the phrase "halftime in America" implied that Obama is nearing the halfway point of a two-term, eight-year presidency.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Joe Lapointe 2012
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But what struck me was that this commercial may be the first time the word "halftime" was used, or understood, politically, to stand for a second-term presidential election.
William O'Rourke: Halftime in Pink America William O'Rourke 2012
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But what struck me was that this commercial may be the first time the word "halftime" was used, or understood, politically, to stand for a second-term presidential election.
William O'Rourke: Halftime in Pink America William O'Rourke 2012
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This question led Bob to what he calls his halftime experience—and to ask himself some penetrating questions: Where should I invest my talents, time, and treasures?
Rich in Every Way DR. GENE GETZ 2004
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This question led Bob to what he calls his halftime experience—and to ask himself some penetrating questions: Where should I invest my talents, time, and treasures?
Rich in Every Way DR. GENE GETZ 2004
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