Phrase guide

half past

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːf ˌpɑːst/
  • Received-Pronunciation, reduced: /ˈhɑːˌpɑːst/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːpəs(t)/
  • General-American: /ˈhæf ˌpæst/
  • General-American, reduced: /ˈhæˌpæst/
  • Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

Thirty minutes past any hour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • My train's supposed to arrive at 2. Let's plan on meeting at half past. -Sure, see you at half (past) two then.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: السَّاعَة وَالنِّصْف (as-sāʕa wa-n-niṣf) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Arabic: السَّاعَة الْوَاحِدَة وَالنِّصْف (as-sāʕa l-wāḥida wa-n-niṣf) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Basque: bat ta erdi — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Bengali: দেড়টা বাজে (deṛoṭa baje) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Bengali: আড়াইটা বাজে (aṛaiṭa baje) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Bengali: সাড়ে (śaṛe) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Catalan: dos quarts de dues — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Chinese Cantonese: 一點半 /一点半 — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Chinese Cantonese: 點半 /点半 — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一點半 /一点半 (yī diǎn bàn) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Czech: půl druhé — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Danish: halv to — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Dutch: half twee — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Esperanto: la unua kaj duono — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Estonian: pool kaks — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Faroese: hálvgum tvey — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Finnish: puoli kaksi — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • French: une heure et demie — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Georgian: ნახევარი (naxevari) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • German: halb zwei — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Hindi: डेढ़ बजा (ḍeṛh bajā) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Hindi: ढाई बजे (ḍhāī baje) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Hindi: साढ़े (sāṛhe) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Hungarian: fél kettő — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Indonesian: setengah dua — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Italian: l'una e mezza — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Italian: mezza — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Japanese: 一時半 (ichijihan) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Khmer: ម៉ោងមួយកន្លះ (maong muəy kɑnlah) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Korean: 한시 반 (hansi ban) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Maltese: is-siegħa u nofs — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Persian: ساعت یک و نیم (sâ'at yek o nim) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Polish: wpół do drugiej — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Portuguese: uma e meia — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Romanian: unu și jumătate — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Russian: полвторо́го (polvtoróvo) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Russian: полови́на второ́го (polovína vtoróvo) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Russian: час три́дцать (čas trídcatʹ) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Serbo-Croatian: pola dva — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Slovak: pol druhej — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Spanish: la una y media — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Swahili: saa saba na nusu — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Swedish: halv två — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Turkish: saat bir buçuk — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Urdu: دیڑھ بجا (ḍeṛh bajā) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Urdu: ڈھائی بجے (ḍhāī baje) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Urdu: ساڑھے (sāṛhe) — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Vietnamese: rưỡi — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages
  • Welsh: hanner awr wedi un — "half past one" as example of usage in other languages