the half
noun
: the time when the first half of a game ends : halftime
The score was tied at the half.
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Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle called a timeout to blunt the run with a little more than four minutes to play in the half.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Heideman added seven more points, including a late 3 that gave the Lynx a 44-35 lead at the half.
—Patrick Donnelly, Twin Cities, 4 June 2025
And yet somehow, despite a middling opening two quarters, the Knicks found themselves down just four at the half.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
The event includes the half marathon, a 5K run/walk, a 10K run and a kids run.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Heideman added seven more points, including a late 3 that gave the Lynx a 44-35 lead at the half.
—Patrick Donnelly, Twin Cities, 4 June 2025
And yet somehow, despite a middling opening two quarters, the Knicks found themselves down just four at the half.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
The event includes the half marathon, a 5K run/walk, a 10K run and a kids run.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
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“The half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20half. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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