half-timenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌhɑːfˈtaɪm/us/ˈhæf.taɪm/a short rest period between the two parts of a sports game:
Italy had a comfortable three-goal lead over France by half-time.
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- The score at half-time was still four all.
- It was Johansson who scored the all-important goal shortly before half-time.
- Milan were three goals down at half-time.
- An increasingly ill-tempered match saw three players sent off before half-time.
- The match was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions.
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Parts & stages of competitions
- a game in hand idiom
- added time
- cup tie
- decider
- elimination
- event
- final
- full time
- game
- hand
- kick
- kick off
- lap
- penalty shootout
- playoff
- quarter
- the home straight
- timeout
- victory
- walkover
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