half-minute
30 seconds
(as modifier): a half-minute lead
a short period of time; moment: I'll be a half-minute
Words Nearby half-minute
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How to use half-minute in a sentence
There is, inevitably, a rambling quality to an eight-and-a-half-minute monologue.
Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts posted a two-and-a-half-minute Web video perpetuating the confusion.
The Nine Biggest Bogus Claims of the 2012 Presidential Campaign | Abby Haglage, Lizzie Crocker | November 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe remaining one struggled for another half-minute, and flared up in one last, desperate effort.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanThe second hand wiped over the "20" of the smaller dial, jittered on toward the half-minute spot.
A half-minute later I had caught up with Mr. Norcross, and together we left the building and went up to the Bullard for dinner.
The Wreckers | Francis Lynde
Down the bay they raced, the Bodega leading slightly, both tugs whistling at half-minute intervals.
Captain Scraggs | Peter B. KynePerhaps one half-minute later Dicky's head appeared from beneath the water which had submerged him.
The Great Airship. | F. S. Brereton
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