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halftime
[haf-tahym, hahf-]
noun
the period indicating completion of half the time times allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.
Sports.the intermission or rest period between the two halves half halve of a football, basketball, or other game, during which spectators are often entertained by baton twirling, marching bands, or the like.
adjective
pertaining to or taking place during a halftime.
The football fans were treated to a halftime exhibition by the marching band.
Example Sentences
Rothenberg even planned a halftime show for the final at the Rose Bowl, signing Whitney Houston to perform.
If a team leads by 42 or more points at halftime, a running clock will begin.
Plum and Hamby combined for 39 points to rally the Sparks from a 40–31 halftime hole.
The Sparks’ struggles emerged after halftime in their last two games.
Lamar, coming off a pair of Grammy wins for “Not Like Us” and a gleefully petty Super Bowl halftime show, is at perhaps the peak of his career.
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