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half-time
noun
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half-time
, half time
[
uncountable
]
DS
a short period of rest between two parts of a game, such as football or
basketball
at half-time
The score at half-time was 34-7.
a half-time lead
➔
full time
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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