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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Place baking sheets on upper-third and lower-third racks; bake in oven until edges are lightly golden and set, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating baking sheets from top to bottom racks and from front to back once halfway through baking time.
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Bake in preheated oven until dry, crisp, and golden, 15 to 18 minutes, rotating baking sheets between top and bottom racks halfway through bake time.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025
About halfway through, it’s ruptured by yet another long shot, this one spanning an hour, taking the viewer through a desolate mining town via trolley, scooter, cable, and drone.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
The runner, identified as a woman in her 30s, collapsed halfway through the race, in Carmichael, and was found unresponsive, Metro Fire said.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Bake in preheated oven until dry, crisp, and golden, 15 to 18 minutes, rotating baking sheets between top and bottom racks halfway through bake time.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025
About halfway through, it’s ruptured by yet another long shot, this one spanning an hour, taking the viewer through a desolate mining town via trolley, scooter, cable, and drone.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
The runner, identified as a woman in her 30s, collapsed halfway through the race, in Carmichael, and was found unresponsive, Metro Fire said.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 7 Dec. 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 26 Dec. 2025.
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