SECOND HALF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does second half mean? 

• SECOND HALF (noun)
  The noun SECOND HALF has 1 sense:

1. the second of two halves of play

  Familiarity information: SECOND HALF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SECOND HALF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The second of two halves of play

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

last half; second half

Hypernyms ("second half" is a kind of...):

half (one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval)

 Context examples 

If you held off signing papers last month (especially in the second half) because you were waiting for Mercury to turn direct on March 9, you are doing everything right.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A thick, protein-rich substance secreted by the breasts during the second half of pregnancy and for a few days after birth before the breast milk comes in.

(Human Colostrum, NCI Thesaurus)

So far as I can make out, it is nothing more exciting than an Abbey’s accounts dating from the second half of the fifteenth century.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

No, but I observe the second half of a return ticket in the palm of your left glove.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Pregnant women may experience four types of hypertensive disorders: Gestational hypertension, or high blood pressure, in the second half of pregnancy. Preeclampsia, or high blood pressure with protein in urine or impaired liver or kidney function, in the second half of pregnancy. If preeclampsia worsens and causes seizures, it becomes eclampsia – a serious condition for mother and child with the potential to be fatal. Chronic hypertension, or high blood pressure before pregnancy or early in pregnancy, that continues throughout pregnancy.

(Pregnancy hypertension risk increased by traffic-related air pollution, National Institutes of Health)

The second half of 2020, when you welcome Saturn back into Capricorn, should be easy for you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You might want to avoid touchy subjects in the second half of November, but even that might not help.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You will be very busy in the second half of February, for you will likely have a long list of work projects—your to-do list will grow.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You will have numerous projects at work, especially in the second half of February, so you will no doubt be popular with VIPs and clients.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

As you read this, keep in mind that your brightest aspects for money will come in the second half of the month.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)