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halfway

[ haf-wey, hahf- ]

adverb

  1. to half the distance; to midpoint:

    The rope reaches only halfway.

  2. almost; nearly; just about:

    He halfway surrendered to their demands.



adjective

  1. midway, as between two places or points.
  2. going to or covering only half or part of the full extent:

    halfway measures.

halfway

/ ˌɑːˈɱɪ /

adverb

  1. at or to half the distance; at or to the middle
  2. in or of an incomplete manner or nature
  3. meet halfway
    to compromise with
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of halfway1

First recorded in 1350–1400, halfway is from Middle English half wei. See half, way 1
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. meet halfway, to compromise with; give in partially to:

    They didn't comply with all our demands, but met us halfway on the more important points.

More idioms and phrases containing halfway

see go halfway .
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Example Sentences

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One, perched halfway up the western ridge, looms over the village, while another in the east is under construction.

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Dylan would even seemingly acknowledge the audience’s response about halfway through the set, saying, “We’re doing all the hits tonight” after “My Own Version of You.”

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Jonathan Emery was on a different train halfway between Seville and Madrid when the cuts hit.

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At the Julian Hinds Pumping Plant, near the aqueduct’s halfway point, water was lifted 441 feet, surging through three pipelines up a desert mountain.

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With more than 100 parcels a day being cleared, the job is almost halfway done, with June a likely date for completion, officials say.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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