halfway through
idiom
: when half finished : at the middle point (of)
The teacher stopped the movie halfway through.
We left halfway through the lecture.
We're about halfway through the project.
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Ebony Morgan, who quit 2007's cycle 9 halfway through, learned that the hard way, as fellow model Ambreal Williams exclusively tells Entertainment Weekly what allegedly really happened the moment Morgan decided to oust herself from the competition.
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EW.com, 30 July 2025
One of Lilly’s occupational therapists quit halfway through the year.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
About halfway through the trip, a 14-year-old girl got up to use the bathroom closest to her seat, but it was already occupied, investigators said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Winter Park’s Natural Resources and Sustainability Department noticed last year the canal had been damaged in two places, including one 20-foot swath about halfway through the marine pathway that will need a complete replacement, said Gloria Eby, the department’s director.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2025
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EW.com, 30 July 2025
One of Lilly’s occupational therapists quit halfway through the year.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
About halfway through the trip, a 14-year-old girl got up to use the bathroom closest to her seat, but it was already occupied, investigators said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Winter Park’s Natural Resources and Sustainability Department noticed last year the canal had been damaged in two places, including one 20-foot swath about halfway through the marine pathway that will need a complete replacement, said Gloria Eby, the department’s director.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2025
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“Halfway through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway%20through. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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