and a half
idiom
1
—used in measurements of time, distance, weight, etc., to indicate one half of the stated unit of measurement
My daughter is two and a half (years old).
The fish was a foot and a half long.
weighs ten and a half pounds
2
informal
—used to say that something is very good, large, difficult, etc.
That was a meal and a half!
Renovating a house is a job and a half.
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The event, one of several held this July, was part of the Community Sanctuary Project, which has been heading into neighborhoods across Louisville for a year and a half, trying to rebuild a sense of safety and community for residents rocked by violence.
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Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2025
That could be a year or a year and a half, depending.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
He was sentenced in June to seven and a half years in prison.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Roughly an hour and a half later, two Italian fighter jets also took off from a Romanian air base, the Romanian military said.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2025
That could be a year or a year and a half, depending.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
He was sentenced in June to seven and a half years in prison.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Roughly an hour and a half later, two Italian fighter jets also took off from a Romanian air base, the Romanian military said.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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