half the time
idiom
informal
: very often
Half the time I have no idea what my professor is talking about.
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According to a study by the Project Management Institute, ineffective communication can contribute to project failure in one-third of cases and negatively impact project success more than half the time.
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Andres Zunino, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
To date, as many people have been uprooted by Sudan’s war as by Ukraine’s against Russia, in half the time.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
On top of this, FlexJobs estimates that remote workers save up to $6000 each year by working from home half the time.
—Glenn Gonsalves, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Nuclear power could, one day, take us to Mars in half the time of chemical fuels.
—Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 15 Oct. 2024
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Andres Zunino, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
To date, as many people have been uprooted by Sudan’s war as by Ukraine’s against Russia, in half the time.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
On top of this, FlexJobs estimates that remote workers save up to $6000 each year by working from home half the time.
—Glenn Gonsalves, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Nuclear power could, one day, take us to Mars in half the time of chemical fuels.
—Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Half the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20the%20time. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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