一半时间以远较预期短的时间; 过长的时间; 相当长的时间

一半时间；经常

all the time───始终，一直

tell the time───报时；会看钟表

half the battle───有助于成功的条件；成功一半

half time───（球类的）中场休息；半日工作

behind the times───过时，落伍，落在时代后面

to pass the time───消磨时间

to tell the time───告诉时间

at one time───曾经，一度；同时

half dime───五美分硬币

They guessed wrong half the time.───结果他们猜错了一半.

workers were not better organized, otherwise they would have accomplished the task in half the time.───没有更好地把工人们组织起来，否则他们用一半的时间就能完成任务。

They spent half the time looking for a parking space.───他们花了一半的时间寻找停车位。

If you'd given the job to me I could have done it in half the time.───你要是把活儿交给我,我早就做完了.

Half the time, I don't have the slightest idea what he's talking about.───我经常一点儿都听不懂他在说什么。

Half the time you don't even listen to what I say.───你大部分时间甚至没听我说的话。

They spent half the time sniggering at the clothes people were wearing.