Noun
half past (uncountable)
Thirty minutes past any hour.
My train's supposed to arrive at 2. Let's plan on meeting at half past.
The man in gray decided to take the Glen Suite of diamonds at midnight. Provided they were still in the apartment safe and the occupants away. This he needed to know. So he watched and he waited. At half past seven he was rewarded. Frederick Forsyth
I'm absolutely strict about it. When I land, I put my watch right, and I don't care what I feel like, I will go to bed at half past eleven. If that means going to bed early or late, that's what I live by. As soon as you get there, live by that time. David Attenborough
One winter night, at half past nine, Cold, tired, and cross, and muddy, I had come home, too late to dine. Lewis Carroll
On the first movement of Claude Debussy's La Mer, From Dawn to Noon: " Ah, my dear friend, there's one particular moment between half past ten and a quarter to eleven that I found stunning!" (with slight variations in phrasing and translation) Erik Satie
But I do feel a little teeny right now that I'm just about ready to start, and winter is entering. Half past autumn has arrived. Gordon Parks
(Whilst having his makeup done) This is the makeup process. I've been here since half past five this morning. So would you say you're bringing out a beauty that's already there? How does it work? How do we hide the bald patch? Derren Brown