halftime

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halftime

noun halftimes

  1. countable, uncountable The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.
  2. US, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of half-time If the employment is halftime, $12.50 plus 12 of the next $75 is disregarded. If the employment is irregular or occasional, the allowance is adjusted to be consistent with the situation.

adjective

  1. US, alternative, not comparable Alternative form of half-time When Bad Bunny took center stage for the 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the Puerto Rican artist made history as the first music star with a primarily Spanish-language repertoire to do so.

adverb

  1. US, alternative, not comparable Alternative form of half-time

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Closest in meaning: half, break, respite, rest, half-time, matty, interval, second half, halfway line, kick-off, half court, half-court, two-minute warning, dummy half, first division, bottom

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@misc{halftime_2026,
  title = {halftime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/halftime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}