halftime

Examples

• All

• I'll be there at halftime, and you'd better not lose, because losing makes me look bad.

  Rebound (2005)

• The bands will perform before and after the game, as well as at halftime with singer and pianist Alicia Keys.

  Academic text (2004)

• I should have told my sister how much I liked the halftime show.

  Fiction book (1999)

• I turned it off at halftime.

  The Gray Man (2022)

• Then, in the fall of my senior year, I saw him at a football game during halftime.

  Fiction book (2000)

• We now go into halftime with St. V's down by five.

  Shooting Stars (2023)

• Two two at halftime, England looked the stronger team, but then disaster struck.

  David Beckham: Infamous (2022)

• For example, a coach deciding on a team strategy during halftime would inevitably face the pressure of time.

  Academic text (1995)

• The Tennessee game was tied, 13-13, at halftime before Oregon exploded for 35 second-half points.

  Blog text (1)

• The players gathered around the coach during halftime to discuss their strategy for the second half.

Synonyms

I

intermission

vshalftime

37 3.9

A short break during a performance or meeting when people can rest

is the sports-specific pause between halves for rest and strategy discussion

How Long

halftime

82 1.5

intermission

37 3.9

break

∞ 1.0

pause

169 1.0

Surface Forms

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