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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After signing a four-year contract, worth $240 million, Prescott battled through an injury halfway through the year.
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Now, halfway through his first year back in office, Trump is reshaping the federal government and the global economy and also the building at the center of it all.
—ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
Lucy Dacus even made a surprise cameo halfway through to help Yang and Rogers belt the track.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Or maybe priorities changed halfway through the year.
—Raviraj Hegde, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Now, halfway through his first year back in office, Trump is reshaping the federal government and the global economy and also the building at the center of it all.
—ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
Lucy Dacus even made a surprise cameo halfway through to help Yang and Rogers belt the track.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Or maybe priorities changed halfway through the year.
—Raviraj Hegde, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for halfway through
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“Halfway through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway%20through. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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