: midway between two points
At length the cat steps halfway out the door, showing his spotted brown coat and the stripes on his legs.—
Paul Comstock
Paul Comstock1
: midway between two points
at the halfway point/mark
2
: partial
a halfway solution
Examples of halfway in a Sentence
Adjective
She was leading at the halfway mark of the race.
We're halfway toward completing the project.
They're only offering halfway measures, not a real solution.
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
The answer’s origins lie halfway across the world – in Sonkajärvi, Finland.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
The company is currently over halfway done with the over 120 homes for the Community First Village on Hoge Eye Road in Northeast Austin.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
One month past the halfway point of the year, 2025 has proven to be a busy year on the tax policy front at the federal and state levels.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
As the team hits the halfway point of training camp in Oxnard, the starting cornerbacks are expected to be DaRon Bland, Kaiir Elam and either Israel Mukuamu or Kemon Hall when the Cowboys line up against the Philadelphia Eagles in week one.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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halfway
adjective
half·way
-ˈwā 
1
: midway between two points
stop at the halfway mark
2
: partial sense 3
halfway measures
halfway
adverb
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