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Discover LudwigThe phrase "half past three" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate the time, specifically 3:30.
Example: "The meeting is scheduled for half past three in the afternoon."
Alternatives: "three thirty" or "half three".
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AT HALF past three in the morning, Shoreditch is humming.
We finally started walking up this mountain, Pen-Y-Fan, at half past three.
She brought them biscuits with the tea at exactly half past three.
"Around half past three, after John Major had publicly conceded defeat, Ellen cornered Mike.
I realised I had to hand in a painting at half past three, so I did one.
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: a whole month whose daylight ended at roughly half past three.
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HALF past three yesterday afternoon, they pulled up the gates at the intersection of Clark and Addison and rolled out the old kiosks from which the Wrigley Field programs are hawked at a modern-day miracle price of 75 cents.
Half a year ago, he was firmly hands-off.
Hong Kong and Bangkok have risen by half since August.
Think of America's carmakers half a decade ago.
Half past four, Friday afternoon.
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