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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Ignatow was released from prison in 2006, halfway through a nine-year prison sentence, on good behavior and work credit.
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
Lately her electronic benefits card isn’t lasting even halfway through the month because of the increase in grocery prices, which have risen nearly 30% since February 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
That decision was made about halfway through last season in the writer's room.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
But the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) says HUD has told it that public housing payments should be set through November and vouchers through at least halfway through that month.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
Lately her electronic benefits card isn’t lasting even halfway through the month because of the increase in grocery prices, which have risen nearly 30% since February 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
That decision was made about halfway through last season in the writer's room.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
But the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) says HUD has told it that public housing payments should be set through November and vouchers through at least halfway through that month.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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