Meanings
nounsecond half (plural second halves)
plural second halves
- hobbiesThe period of play after half time, as opposed to the first half
Sunderland had the best of the second half but were unable to find a winner.
2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC SportAntonyms: first half
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe period of play after half time, as opposed to the first half
Opposite
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Translations
Catalan segona part
- segona partperiod of play after half time
Chinese Mandarin 下半場 /下半场, 後半場 /后半场
- 下半場 /下半场 (xiàbànchǎng)period of play after half time
- 後半場 /后半场 (hòubànchǎng)period of play after half time
Dutch tweede helft
- tweede helftperiod of play after half time
Finnish toinen puoliaika
- toinen puoliaikaperiod of play after half time
French deuxième mi-temps, seconde mi-temps
- deuxième mi-tempsperiod of play after half time
- seconde mi-tempsperiod of play after half time
- seconde périodeperiod of play after half time
German zweite Halbzeit
- zweite Halbzeitperiod of play after half time
Japanese 後半戦
- 後半戦 (kōhansen)period of play after half time
Korean 후반전
- 후반전 (hubanjeon)period of play after half time
Polish druga połowa
- druga połowaperiod of play after half time
Portuguese segundo tempo
- segundo tempoperiod of play after half time
Spanish segundo tiempo, segunda parte
- segundo tiempoperiod of play after half time
- segunda parteperiod of play after half time
Cite this entry
APA
second half. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20half
MLA
“second half.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20half. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second half,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20half.
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