一時半刻

a short time / a little while

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half

quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals