Halvtids

Halvtids is a term used in Swedish and Norwegian to describe something that is half-time or partial. It is most commonly encountered in two domains: employment and sports, but it also appears in compound nouns that describe related concepts such as part-time studies or part-time work arrangements.

In employment contexts, halvtidsarbete or halvtidsanställning refers to a job where the employee works roughly half of a standard full-time schedule. The exact hours, pay, and benefits depend on national law, collective agreements, and individual contracts. In many Nordic countries, wages for halvtids work are proportional to hours worked, and benefits may be prorated or subject to specific terms. The concept is used in human resources, public administration, and labor statistics to describe and compare workforce arrangements.

In sports, halvtid denotes the interval between the two halves of a match, commonly translated as halftime in English. It marks a break for rest, strategy, and substitutions before the game resumes. While the term halvtid is standard in match reports and schedules, the plural halvtids is not frequently used in everyday sport discourse; instead, writers typically refer to a single halftime or to the halves of a game.

Halvtids also appears in various compound nouns to describe related arrangements, such as halvtidsstudier (part-time studies) or halvtidsjobb (part-time job). Etymologically, it blends halvtid (half time) with plural or grammatical inflctions as appropriate in Swedish and Norwegian.

See also: halvtid, part-time work, halftime.