HALF-TIME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does half-time mean? 

• HALF-TIME (adjective)
  The adjective HALF-TIME has 1 sense:

1. involving half the standard or customary time for an activity

  Familiarity information: HALF-TIME used as an adjective is very rare.

• HALF-TIME (adverb)
  The adverb HALF-TIME has 1 sense:

1. for less than the standard number of hours

  Familiarity information: HALF-TIME used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HALF-TIME (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Involving half the standard or customary time for an activity

Context example:

he had two years of half-time training

Similar:

part-time; part time (involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity)

• HALF-TIME (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

For less than the standard number of hours

Synonyms:

half-time; part-time; parttime

Context example:

he works part-time

Antonym:

full-time (for the standard number of hours)

 Context examples 

Because the half-time of monoglucose in the nascent glycoproteins is about 2 min, the protein should be repeatedly reglycosylated by UDP-glucose: glycoprotein glucosyltransferase (UGGT) resulting in association with CNX.

(Endoplasmic Reticulum Degradation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)