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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Being three minutes away instead of an hour and a half was huge.
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The pro-Palestinian activism of the past year and a half has been characterized at times by intimidation, which may have undermined the reputation of protest.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Reciting it in front of the jury took five and a half hours.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
People's dissatisfaction with Trump and his crony Elon Musk are only going to grow in the year and a half until the midterms.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The pro-Palestinian activism of the past year and a half has been characterized at times by intimidation, which may have undermined the reputation of protest.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Reciting it in front of the jury took five and a half hours.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
People's dissatisfaction with Trump and his crony Elon Musk are only going to grow in the year and a half until the midterms.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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