El medio tiempo en varios deportes, como el fútbol, fútbol americano y rugby, es el periodo de descanso entre las dos mitades del juego. No debe confundirse con entretiempo, ya que su significado es diferente. Entre tanto, en los camerinos, los equipos en contienda replantean sus estrategias mientras toman un descanso. En la mayoría de los deportes emitidos por televisión el medio tiempo sirve como oportunidad para los anuncios comerciales, lo cual es un hecho destacado en el Super Bowl, donde suelen hacerse los estrenos de nuevos productos o series de televisión, siendo el evento donde más caro se pagan los 30 segundos de un anuncio publicitario.

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In several team sports, matches are played in two halves. Half-time (also written halftime or half time) is the name given to the interval between the two halves of the match. Typically, after half-time teams swap ends of the field of play, in order to reduce any advantage that may be gained from wind or a slope to the playing surface, for example. While it exists mainly to allow competitors to rest briefly and recover from the play of the first half, half-time also serves a number of other purposes. It also serves as an intermission for spectators, and it often features entertainment, such as cheerleading performances, tifos, performances by school marching bands (particularly in high school and collegiate sports in North America), or concerts featuring popular music acts (particularly in major events, such as the Super Bowl). On games that are broadcast on television and radio, it also provides broadcasters with an opportunity to give a recap of the first half of the game, air highlights of other games in progress, air commercials and other advertisements, provide analysis on the game, or air game-related festivities (such as an aforementioned half-time performance). In the NFL (National Football League), halftime is usually around 12 minutes. Although major events like the Super Bowl have around 30 minutes of halftime featuring a musical performance.

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