half the time

half the time
half the time (informal)
As often as not, frequently
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half the time mainly spoken phrase
used for talking about things that happen fairly often

Half the time the students are not even listening to you.

Thesaurus: often and many timessynonym
Main entry: time

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see time
II
as often as not

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half the time
informal : very often

Half the time I have no idea what my professor is talking about.

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