half past

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half past

/ˈhɑːf ˌpɑːst/ UK
/ˈhɑːˌpɑːst/ UK, reduced
/ˈhɑːpəs(t)/ UK
/ˈhæf ˌpæst/ US
/ˈhæˌpæst/ US, reduced

noun

uncountable Thirty minutes past any hour. My train's supposed to arrive at 2. Let's plan on meeting at half past. -Sure, see you at half (past) two then.

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noun "half past one" as example of usage in other languages

Español	la una y media
한국어	한시 반 hansi ban
日本語	一時半 ichijihan
中文	一點半 /一点半 yī diǎn bàn
हिन्दी	डेढ़ बजा ḍeṛh bajā, ढाई बजे ḍhāī baje, साढ़े sāṛhe
Kiswahili	saa saba na nusu
Português	uma e meia
Français	une heure et demie
Deutsch	halb zwei
Italiano	l'una e mezza, mezza
Română	unu și jumătate
Русский	полвторо́го polvtoróvo, полови́на второ́го polovína vtoróvo, час три́дцать čas trídcatʹ
Tiếng Việt	rưỡi
العربية	السَّاعَة وَالنِّصْف as-sāʕa wa-n-niṣf, السَّاعَة الْوَاحِدَة وَالنِّصْف as-sāʕa l-wāḥida wa-n-niṣf

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@misc{half_past_2026,
  title = {half past},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/half%20past},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}