half an hour

idiom

: 30 minutes
I waited for half an hour.

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That makes grieving complicated, as illustrated in this episode, written by Patrick Brammall, which uses a half an hour to show us a man slowly crashing through a spiral of grief. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024 No doubt the second-half changes also had an impact on the closing half an hour. Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 On top of this, customer toilets must also be checked every half an hour. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024 That involved sitting in a 32-degree room with a light breeze for half an hour before the subjects even started cycling. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for half an hour 

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“Half an hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20an%20hour. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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