partway

American  

[pahrt-wey, -wey] / ˈpɑrtˈweɪ, -ˌweɪ /

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.

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partway British  

/ ˈpɑːtˌweɪ /

adverb

1. some of the way; partly

   I stopped reading partway through the chapter

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Etymology

Origin of partway

First recorded in 1855–60; part + way ¹

Example Sentences

Muhamadi stopped attending the trial partway through and was convicted in his absence, with a warrant out for his arrest.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

On Chatrier, organizers even inched the roof partway closed to protect spectators without casting an inch of shade onto the red clay.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

A red velvet dress with a rosette was Anderson’s way of playing with Christian Dior’s practice of putting a red dress partway through a show “simply to wake people up.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But some consumer advocates worry that the changes could push families toward riskier private loans or leave them without enough funds to finish paying for college partway through.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

However, she had already made a false start with Dante’s Inferno and had to abandon reading it partway through, and she did not want to repeat this misstep with the Hesperus.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood