partway

American  

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

adverb

1. at or to a part of the way ways 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

She reached two wooden chairs, partway up the garden, surrounded by flowers.

From Literature

“They make mistakes. Finding cillies gets us partway in the door—but only partway. There are still so many settings we don’t know.”

From Literature

The windows of the Range Rover are partway down, and Mark is leaning in talking to his fiancée, who is still in the car.

From Literature

Partway there, Dodger turned, trying to go sideways along the mountain instead of down it.

From Literature

As you can see from the video above, partway through one of his camera-facing monologues, a noticeably wooden Dokoupil became flummoxed during a transition from Venezuela to a report on Sen. Mark Kelly’s besiegement by the Department of War.

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