partway

[ pahrt-wey, -wey ]

adverb
  1. at or to a part of the way or distance: Shall I walk you partway? I'm already partway home.

  2. in some degree or part partly; partially: hopes that were only partway realized.

Origin of partway

1
First recorded in 1855–60; part + way1

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British Dictionary definitions for partway

partway

/ (ˈpɑːtˌweɪ) /


adverb
  1. some of the way; partly: I stopped reading partway through the chapter

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