on the half hour

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Happening hourly, but at 30 minutes past each hour; ie, 08:30, 09:30 etc.
Happening on the hour and at 30 minutes after the hour.
At thirty minutes into a half.

Examples

“Trains leave ⟳ here for New York every hour on the half hour.”

“In one corner is an old grandfather's clock; the chimes are on the half-hour.”

“He bought and framed Japanese prints, and she chose a bronze mantelpiece clock with a silver bell that struck on the half hour.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

on the high rope on the high ropes on the hog on the hog train on the hoof on the hook

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