halfway through
idiom
: when half finished : at the middle point (of)
The teacher stopped the movie halfway through.
We left halfway through the lecture.
We're about halfway through the project.
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As well as Verstappen’s early move, Sunday’s Grand Prix was defined by a virtual safety car about halfway through the race, and a full safety car with 17 laps remaining.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Roughly halfway through 2025, the year is the best for acts notching inaugural Alternative Airplay No. 1s with their first entries on the chart in five years; in 2020, Absofacto, White Reaper, Sub Urban and All Time Low all reigned on their first tries.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 17 May 2025
The agency is only halfway through a three-year effort requiring thousands of water systems to test for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
—Austin Fast, USA Today, 16 May 2025
At midnight, lawmakers were about halfway through a 30-page list of bills.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Roughly halfway through 2025, the year is the best for acts notching inaugural Alternative Airplay No. 1s with their first entries on the chart in five years; in 2020, Absofacto, White Reaper, Sub Urban and All Time Low all reigned on their first tries.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 17 May 2025
The agency is only halfway through a three-year effort requiring thousands of water systems to test for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
—Austin Fast, USA Today, 16 May 2025
At midnight, lawmakers were about halfway through a 30-page list of bills.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025
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“Halfway through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway%20through. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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