halfway
[haf-wey, hahf-]
- to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway.
- almost; nearly; just about: He halfway surrendered to their demands.
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- midway, as between two places or points.
- going to or covering only half or part of the full extent: halfway measures.
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- meet halfway, to compromise with; give in partially to: They didn't comply with all our demands, but met us halfway on the more important points.
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Origin of halfway
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Related Words
transitional, intermediate, limited, halfway, moderately, partly, somewhat, slightly, partially, heart, midst, intervening, medium, central, center, fair, average, median, middling, standardExamples from the Web for halfway
Contemporary Examples
I meet Otis J. the night he arrives at “The Castle,” a West Harlem halfway house for newly-released convicts.
Halfway through his second term, Johnson has enjoyed a charmed life.
Halfway to the park, the hustle of Goma and outlying villages faded behind him.
Halfway through the game, I was fighting an enormous manta ray sort of thing while on my way to Hell.
But my vote sort of drifted to Zack halfway through the series.
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Historical Examples
He was not halfway around the house before he heard a voice that chilled him with horror.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
Halfway to the trolley line, the dog turned off into a by-road.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
When I was halfway there I caught sight of him staring at the placard.
"I think I'll get down here," said Renmark, halfway between the two houses.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
Halfway up the stretch Allis was riding stirrup to stirrup with her father.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
halfway
- at or to half the distance; at or to the middle
- in or of an incomplete manner or nature
- meet halfway to compromise with
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Word Origin and History for halfway
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Idioms and Phrases with halfway
halfway
see go halfway.
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