second half
Definition
Noun: - The second of two halves of play: The period of time that follows the midpoint or intermission in a game, match, or performance, completing the scheduled duration of the event.
Usage
- This term is primarily used in the context of timed sports, games, or structured performances that are divided into two equal parts.
- It refers specifically to the concluding portion of the event.
Examples
- Noun:
- The team scored two decisive goals in the second half to win the match.
- After a disappointing first half, their performance improved dramatically in the second half.
- The concert's second half featured the symphony's most famous works.
Advanced Usage
- "Second-half comeback": A situation where a team or performer overcomes a deficit or poor performance from the first half to succeed by the end.
- The home team staged an incredible second-half comeback to tie the game.
- "Second-half surge": A significant increase in effort, energy, or scoring during the second half.
- The player's second-half surge earned him the title of Man of the Match.
Variants and Related Words
- First half (n): The initial period of play before the midpoint or intermission.
- They led by three points at the end of the first half.
- Halftime (n): The short intermission between the two halves of play.
- The coach gave a motivational speech during halftime.
Synonyms
- Latter half: A more formal term for the second part of a period or event.
- Final period: Used in some contexts, though this can also refer to a specific segment in games divided into more than two parts (e.g., basketball, hockey).
Related Phrases
- To turn it around in the second half: To improve performance significantly after the intermission.
- We need to turn it around in the second half if we want to win.
- A game of two halves: An idiom describing a match where the performance or outcome is very different in each half.
- It was truly a game of two halves; they dominated the first, but we owned the second.
Noun
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the second of two halves of play
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