half an hour
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Meaning · English
a period of thirty minutes
Literally: thirty minutes
Register: neutral
Examples
He arrived half an hour late, so everyone was angry with him.Anh ta đến trễ nửa tiếng, vì thế mọi người bực mình với anh ta.
From here to the railway station takes half an hour on foot.Đi bộ từ đây đến nhà ga mất nửa tiếng.
Tatoeba sentence #288529 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “half an hour” mean?
a period of thirty minutes Literally: thirty minutes
Is “half an hour” formal or informal?
half an hour is generally neutral.