in half

Idioms  

1. In two equal or roughly equal parts. For example, Let's cut this sheet in half. [Late 1500s]

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in half

In 2023, a federal audit flagged serious pesticide incidents in half a dozen counties and uncovered patchwork oversight by agricultural commissioners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The proposed change will improve productivity and strengthen the economy with what his government describes as one of the most-significant changes to Canada’s business tax system in half a century,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

As the XLE earned a stellar 64% that year, including a 10% allocation to the fund cut overall portfolio losses nearly in half, from 17% to 9%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Their ouroboros will continue eating its tail until someone cuts it in half.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

She could let out a skirt in half the time it once took Pani Zuzana, which afforded her a fair amount of spare time between tasks to read.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman