: 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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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
About halfway down the driveway, a dirt road branches off to the west along the lagoon to the ocean.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
The journey begins with mild goosebumps but will take a grisly turn at the halfway point, warns Liu.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
Starship’s upper stage, the vehicle where crew and cargo would one day ride, flew halfway around the world for more than an hour while completing major objectives.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
About halfway down the driveway, a dirt road branches off to the west along the lagoon to the ocean.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Based on author Julia Quinn’s romance series of the same name, the fourth season marks the halfway point of the series overall as each season focuses on the eight Bridgerton siblings’ pursuit of love.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
The journey begins with mild goosebumps but will take a grisly turn at the halfway point, warns Liu.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway. Accessed 21 Oct. 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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