half-done

British  

adjective

1. (of a job, task, project, etc) only partially completed

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half-done

By the end of the drive, the up-tempo tune was half-done.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

The King also got a glimpse of it, says Yeo, in its "half-done state… He was initially mildly surprised by the strong colour but otherwise he seemed to be smiling approvingly".

From BBC ● May 14, 2024

Now I often cross my living room, see a half-done puzzle, and instead park myself on my couch, zone out and mindlessly scroll and scroll and scroll on my phone.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2022

The Great War, as World War I was known, was only half-done, but already its industrial carnage had no parallel in European history.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2016

At home, I ignore the half-done poster on my desk and crawl into bed without even changing.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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