half the time
idiom
informal
: very often
Half the time I have no idea what my professor is talking about.
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All six of the Court’s Republicans, meanwhile, vote with criminal defendants less than half the time.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 May 2024
Muffin’s situation is even more relatable because her parents just don’t know what to do with her half the time, something that — if the popularity of certain parenting Instagram accounts is any indication — is a universal plight for caregivers.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024
In other words, more than half the time, Google doesn’t actually connect anyone to the actual source of the news.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
In recent years the CDC has successfully identified the source of contamination in large foodborne disease outbreaks only about half the time.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 May 2024
Muffin’s situation is even more relatable because her parents just don’t know what to do with her half the time, something that — if the popularity of certain parenting Instagram accounts is any indication — is a universal plight for caregivers.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024
In other words, more than half the time, Google doesn’t actually connect anyone to the actual source of the news.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
In recent years the CDC has successfully identified the source of contamination in large foodborne disease outbreaks only about half the time.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
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