0 a short rest period between the two parts of a sports game:
Italy had a comfortable three-goal lead over France by halftime.
What was the halftime score?
1 a short rest period between the two parts of a sports game
The score at halftime was still four all.
It was Johansson who scored the all-important goal shortly before halftime.
Milan were three goals down at halftime.
An increasingly ill-tempered game saw three players sent off before halftime.
The game was abandoned at halftime because of the poor weather conditions.
More than 50 per cent of the whole of those engaged in the cotton industry have been working halftime.
It can happen that during the period of a football match—perhaps just before kick-off or at halftime—trouble suddenly brews up in a particular bar.
The chairman is to be paid only £1,000 a year instead of the £3,000 put forward as the right sum for an important halftime post.
