better part of

Idioms  

1. see better half, def. 1.

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better part of

But the massive success of the film and its sequel "Wicked: For Good" meant Grande was doing constant media appearances for the better part of two years.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

"Scotland has a better part of the North Sea."

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Having spent the better part of the past decade making streaming series — “Too Old to Die Young” for Amazon and “Copenhagen Cowboy” for Netflix — Refn has once again returned to cinema.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Together for the better part of four decades, L7 did not faff around with small talk and pleasantries: They took the stage and rocked your face off.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

Ashima smiled, amused by her mother’s salesmanship; it had taken her the better part of a year to finish the cardigan, and still her mother had had to do the sleeves.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri