half-time
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- adjective
- /ˈhæf taɪm/
:
a tiempo parcial
- And now, for your half-time entertainment, Rockwell High's award-winning Dancing Spartanettes!
- two half-time
- half-time or more
Examples
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In my last elementary school in Aurora, Ontario, ever-tightening budget constraints reduced the teacher-librarian role to half-time.
Academic text (2007) -
Each PRA worked approximately half-time on the School Environment Project.
Academic text (2013) -
Hey, hey, my favorite part of the game- the half-time show.!
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I was expecting to see a half-time ceremony for him to get recognition from the fans.
Blog text (17) -
What was the score at half-time in the NBA playoffs last night?
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My husband will be working half-time too, and splitting the day with me.
Blog text (18) -
Further, students must be enrolled at least half-time or more to defer payment of previously incurred student loans.
Academic text (1996) -
The two larger schools each had full-time counselors, and the two smaller schools had half-time counselors.
Academic text (2007) -
My ex-wife found a good half-time job working nights (while also working full-time days) in 2003, before we had kids.
Blog text (17) -
Many students choose to study half-time to balance work and their education.
Synonyms
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For fewer hours than in a full-time job
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Etymology
The word half-time comes from the parts half- ('one of two equal parts') and time ('hours' or 'period of work'). So it means doing only half the usual hours of work or activity, like the opposite of full-time.