half-day
half-day — noun
1. A day at work or school that is shorter than the usual schedule, because you att
A day at work or school that is shorter than the usual schedule, because you attend only the morning period or only the afternoon period.
The office closes at noon on Fridays because the staff has a half-day.
have a half-day — schedule arrangement
Mei-Ling enjoys half-days because she can pick up her son from school before lunch.
Many schools in Taiwan schedule a half-day on the last day of each semester.
Diego took a half-day off to attend his daughter's violin recital in the afternoon.
The company announced a half-day for all employees on New Year's Eve.
- short day
less formal, interchangeable in most workplace contexts
- half shift
usually means working only one of two shifts in a day, not necessarily a full half-day
- full day
a regular-length workday or school day
用法筆記
Often used to describe a scheduled arrangement at a workplace or school rather than an individual decision.
常見錯誤
2. The amount of time that equals half the length of a standard working day, typica
The amount of time that equals half the length of a standard working day, typically about three to four hours.
Repainting the kitchen took a half-day from start to finish.
took a half-day — duration measure
Deepak booked a half-day fishing trip during his vacation in Hualien.
a half-day [activity] trip — time allocation
The consultant charged a flat fee for a half-day of work on the project.
Amara needed only a half-day to sort through all the old files in the storage room.
A half-day tour of the national park starts at eight in the morning and ends at noon.
- half a working day
more explicit but less common as a compound noun
- four-hour block
informal and specific to hourly contexts
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1, this sense focuses on the duration of time rather than a scheduled arrangement. It is frequently used with verbs like 'take', 'need', or 'last'.