Definitions for halftime

halftime half·time

Spelling: [haf-tahym, hahf-]
IPA: /ˈhæfˌtaɪm, ˈhɑf-/

Halftime is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 316 anagrams from letters in halftime (aefhilmt).

Definitions for halftime

noun

  1. the period indicating completion of half the time allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.
  2. Sports. the intermission or rest period between the two halves of a football, basketball, or other game, during which spectators are often entertained by baton twirling, marching bands, or the like.

adjective

  1. pertaining to or taking place during a halftime:

Origin of halftime

First recorded in 1870-75; half + time

Examples for halftime

Bruno Mars may have been an unexpected choice of halftime performer.

A contest is divided into two 45-minute periods with a 15-minute halftime, and there are no commercials to interrupt the action.

The second goal came on the brink of halftime, after Casillas punched a ball right back at the feet of Charles Aranguiz.

But putting him on halftime, and Nels with five children to support, seemed like extreme punishment.

At halftime somebody had come into the dressing room and told us Pearl Harbor had been bombed by the Japs.

His words, fired randomly and at varying volumes, thunder like a halftime speech.

It also led to the introduction of classic rock bands taking over the halftime show for a few years.

halftime performances did not become an annual part of the festivities until 1993.

His substitutions had no impact, his halftime team talks were ineffective, and his on-field strategy remained dour.

By halftime a crowd of what appeared to be a few hundred people had amassed in the bitter cold.

Word Value for halftime
Scrable

16

Words with friends

17

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