Halftime is an English word with synonyms like pause or intermission. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Halftime in a sentence
Halftime meaning
- Alternative spelling of half-time.
- The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.
Synonyms of Halftime
Using Halftime
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of half-time. | The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.
- Useful related words include: pause, intermission, break, interruption.
- In the example corpus, halftime often appears in combinations such as: at halftime, halftime show, before halftime.
Context around Halftime
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Halftime
- In this selection, "halftime" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, football, finals, show, lead and giving stand out and add context to how "halftime" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include halftime show the and lead at halftime. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "halftime" sits close to words such as chronic, fever and hampshire, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with halftime
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Additional musical acts and halftime entertainment will be announced in the coming weeks. (13 words)
The Blue Devils, who had 246 yards at halftime, had just 82 after halftime. (14 words)
The 49ers' 20–0 halftime lead is the largest shutout lead at halftime in Super Bowl history. (17 words)
Cincere Rhaney scored twice during the quarter, junior quarterback Jimmy Butler threw two touchdowns to Zacharyus Williams, and Nicholas “Boogie” Johnson scored just before halftime, giving the Cavaliers (2-1) a 34-0 lead at halftime. (36 words)
The match was tied 1-1 at halftime; Lumberton (3-3) scored first on an unassisted goal by Korbyn Walton with 23 minutes left in the half before the Screaming Eagles matched four minutes before halftime. (36 words)
He tucked the ball and ran for a 25-yard score with 57 seconds left before halftime to put UW up 28-0 and deal a big blow to any chances of Michigan resetting at halftime. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cincere Rhaney scored twice during the quarter, junior quarterback Jimmy Butler threw two touchdowns to Zacharyus Williams, and Nicholas “Boogie” Johnson scored just before halftime, giving the Cavaliers (2-1) a 34-0 lead at halftime.
The match was tied 1-1 at halftime; Lumberton (3-3) scored first on an unassisted goal by Korbyn Walton with 23 minutes left in the half before the Screaming Eagles matched four minutes before halftime.
But the halftime production made the NBA Finals halftime shows, which featured virtually no analysis, look downright insightful.
Ionescu had 16 points by halftime and Laney-Hamilton scored 12 as the Liberty built a 50-32 halftime lead.
The Blue Devils, who had 246 yards at halftime, had just 82 after halftime.
He tucked the ball and ran for a 25-yard score with 57 seconds left before halftime to put UW up 28-0 and deal a big blow to any chances of Michigan resetting at halftime.
I’m not sure what it will be doing at halftime, but I also don’t care because I don’t watch the halftime circus, and I won’t be making an exception this year.
Toyota continues to sponsor the "Sunday Night Football" halftime show on NBC in addition to the "Thursday Night Football" halftime show on Fox.
Kalida seemed to had the momentum going their way at halftime as they used an 18-7 second quarter scoring advantage for 25-16 halftime lead.
Halftime consisted mostly of live look-ins into the player locker rooms, as coaches discussed their strategy and halftime adjustments with their players.
Halftime show Michael Jackson 's halftime solo performance and global profile sparked a trend in NFL's hiring of famous artists and celebrities to provide entertainment during Super Bowl intermissions.
Halftime show The halftime show was titled "A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl".
Halftime show The halftime show was titled "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" and was produced by Disney to promote their Indiana Jones Adventure attraction at Disneyland that opened later that year.
The 49ers' 20–0 halftime lead is the largest shutout lead at halftime in Super Bowl history.
Then just before halftime, Montana threw another touchdown pass to Rice, giving the 49ers a 28–3 halftime lead.
A 43-yard touchdown run by Peyton Tye to end the first half gave Williamsburg a comfortable 46-6 lead at halftime.
A 45-yard pass from Braxton Scott to Ravenel set up Tank Scott’s 3-yard run for a 35-21 halftime lead.
Additional musical acts and halftime entertainment will be announced in the coming weeks.
Adele's attendance at the 2023 Super Bowl has become a trending topic after the 34-year-old singer's admission that she was only there to see Rihanna perform at the halftime show.
A first-half double from Daniel Tupou and a barge-over from Joey Manu helped the Tricolours run out to an 18-2 halftime lead.
Common combinations with halftime
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at halftime 64×
- halftime show 32×
- before halftime 26×
- halftime lead 18×
- the halftime 16×
- bowl halftime 11×
- into halftime 10×
- halftime and 9×
- after halftime 9×
- by halftime 6×