in half the time

in half the time

In much less time. Used hyperbolically. If we had just done the animation in-house, we would have finished the film in half the time.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in ˈhalf the time

in a much shorter time than expected: I don’t think much of his work. I could have done the same job in half the time, and much better too.
See also: half, time
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • half the time
  • half a minute, tick, second, etc.
  • used
  • spanked
  • half a minute
  • half a second
  • half a tick
  • glass
  • half an eye
  • half again as much