✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

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.

Examples of halfway through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Under scrutiny, Ginella couldn’t keep her stories straight, and after failing a lie detector test with flying colors, stopped filming with the cast entirely about halfway through the season until the recent reunion episodes. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025 And there are other producers that are brought on maybe halfway through a project to shepherd it. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2025 The show is just over halfway through its eight-episode run, which commences on December 10, 2025. Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025 Roast the chickpeas on the middle rack of the oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit (218 degrees Celsius) for 25 minutes, stirring halfway through. Jillian Kubala, Health, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for halfway through

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Halfway through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway%20through. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!