: 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
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.
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Construction on a $140 million pedestrian walkway to the B gates is halfway done and is expected to wrap up in the middle of 2026.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The relaxed pace and lack of obligations were a beneficial reset at the halfway point of the trip.
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Adverb
Everyone has had that experience of being halfway across the world and suddenly running into someone from home.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Construction on a $140 million pedestrian walkway to the B gates is halfway done and is expected to wrap up in the middle of 2026.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Here are a bunch of nuggets about UM’s offensive personnel at the halfway point.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The relaxed pace and lack of obligations were a beneficial reset at the halfway point of the trip.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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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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