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The rest of the players could make them fail
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half-time
Word definitions for half-time in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In popular music , half time is a type of meter and tempo that alters the rhythmic feel by essentially doubling the tempo resolution or metric division. Thus approximates . It is not to be confused with alla breve or odd time . Though notes usually get ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. involving half the standard or customary time for an activity; "he had two years of half-time training"
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of half time English)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also halftime , half time , indicating "half of the time," 1640s, from half + time . Tempo sense is by 1880. In football, from 1867.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN lead ▪ The Geordies were seemingly cruising as they built up a 3-0 half-time lead . ▪ Scrum-half Campbell converted to give them the half-time lead . ▪ Another penalty from Roberts gave Gloucester a comfortable half-time ...
Usage examples of half-time.
But Charlie equalised before half-time, after he had hit the post and caused a massive scramble in the Liverpool penalty area.
Three of our team receive red cards, so Wayland ended up with only eight players on the field, having led 3-2 at half-time.