: 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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New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
Forest Fires Common in Pine Barrens Forest fires are a common occurrence in the Pine Barrens, a 1.1 million-acre (445,000-hectare) state and federally protected reserve about the size of the Grand Canyon lying halfway between Philadelphia to the west and the Atlantic coast to the east.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Season four of Hacks is well underway, with the halfway mark on the horizon next week.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
In fact, the Slate is about halfway between the tiny 1972 Datsun 620 and today’s Ford Maverick in terms of size and wheelbase.
—New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
Forest Fires Common in Pine Barrens Forest fires are a common occurrence in the Pine Barrens, a 1.1 million-acre (445,000-hectare) state and federally protected reserve about the size of the Grand Canyon lying halfway between Philadelphia to the west and the Atlantic coast to the east.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Find the halfway point between the two, and head in the direction of Polaris.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Season four of Hacks is well underway, with the halfway mark on the horizon next week.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway. Accessed 2 May. 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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