halftime
The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second…The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.
» What was the score at halftime?
Wie war der Halbzeitstand? — Wolf
Какой счёт был в первом тайме? — Ivanovb
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.
- an intermission between the first and second half of a game
Examples
4 sentencesWhat was the score at halftime?
ruКакой счёт был в первом тайме? — Ivanovb
deWie war der Halbzeitstand? — Wolf
The referee blows his whistle for halftime.
Tom watched the halftime show.
"So, who's going to be playing the alternative halftime show?" "Kid Rock." "Oh, it figures. They don't have anyone else."
Forms
plural: halftimesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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