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The break where coaches pretend adjustments matter more than rest.
means The intermission midway through a game, when play pauses and teams regroup before the second half.
from A plain compound of 'half' and 'time,' first showing up in the 1800s alongside the codification of modern team sports like football and rugby, where matches were literally divided into two timed halves — the word just names the gap between them.
- origin
- Formalized in early soccer and rugby rules
- super bowl irony
- Ads often outdraw the actual football
- locker room myth
- Most halftime speeches are tactical, not inspirational
- duration
- Usually 15 minutes, feels like 3