: midway between two points
At length the cat steps halfway out the door, showing his spotted brown coat and the stripes on his legs.—
Paul Comstock
Paul Comstock1
: midway between two points
at the halfway point/mark
2
: partial
a halfway solution
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Examples of halfway in a Sentence
Adjective
She was leading at the halfway mark of the race.
We're halfway toward completing the project.
They're only offering halfway measures, not a real solution.
Recent Examples on the WebJulia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
Because anybody who did that during Monday morning’s NBCUniversal upfront presentation is likely halfway to a black site by now.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
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Adverb
The king saw the painting when it was about halfway done.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
Because anybody who did that during Monday morning’s NBCUniversal upfront presentation is likely halfway to a black site by now.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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halfway
adjective
half·way
-ˈwā 
1
: midway between two points
stop at the halfway mark
2
: partial sense 3
halfway measures
halfway
adverb
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