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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

हाफ़-टाइम

Pronunciation / Transliteration: haaf-taim

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Half-time/ˈhæf.taɪm/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"हाफ़-टाइम के दौरान कोच ने रणनीति बदली।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The interval of rest between the first and second halves of a game or match, such as in football, basketball, or rugby.

    "The coach gave an inspiring speech to the players during half-time."
  2. 2

    A period of reduced working hours or part-time employment, though less commonly used in this literal sense today.

    "She returned to work on half-time after recovering from her illness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the English adjective 'half' (from Old English 'healf') and the noun 'time' (from Old English 'tīma'). Originally emerging in the late 19th century with the codification of modern team sports like association football and rugby, it denoted the exact midpoint of a match when teams rest and switch ends.

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