half an hour
Sitcom's typical length
Half an hour is thirty minutes.
The phrase functions as a noun: I'll be ready in half an hour, We waited half an hour for the bus.
It often appears with the indefinite article despite "half" already implying a single unit.
The variant "a half hour" is equally common in American English.
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- durationLength of existence
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- temporalRelating to chronology
- tick tockAlternating clock sounds
thirty minutes · time flies · schedule · deadline · running late · short notice · wait · killing time · shift · break · interval · coffee break · patience · just a sec · period · span · commute · second