halftime

Or half-time

[haf-tahym, hahf-]

noun

1. the period indicating completion of half the time times allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.

2. Sports.,  the intermission or rest period between the two halves half halve of a football, basketball, or other game, during which spectators are often entertained by baton twirling, marching bands, or the like.

adjective

1. pertaining to or taking place during a halftime.

   The football fans were treated to a halftime exhibition by the marching band.

Word History and Origins

Origin of halftime¹

First recorded in 1870–75; half + time

Example Sentences

Turning Point advertises its planned counterprogramming as a show “Celebrating Faith, Family, & Freedom” and asking followers to weigh in on music genres they would like to hear at the alternative halftime show.

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Most weeks they had to sit Stewart by halftime.

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Rakowski had 12 yards passing at halftime and finished with 87 yards.

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McCarthy completed a deep pass just before halftime in a Sept. 14 game in which the Vikings trailed the Atlanta Falcons, Foster McCoy immediately bought contracts on a Vikings win.

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Host Bad Bunny, the superstar musician from Puerto Rico, referenced his upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance and mocked the criticism of it by conservative media outlets.

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