halfway through
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: 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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The Sox are 26-55 halfway through the season, the second-worst 81-game start in franchise history.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
About halfway through the hike, the dogs went off leash but stayed close.
—Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
In its most recent demonstration May 27, Starship spun out of control roughly halfway through its flight and disintegrated in a fireball before achieving some of its most important objectives.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 June 2025
As if signaling that halfway through a pitcher of martinis in the older mannequin’s apartment, those dresses are coming off.
—John Birdsall
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
About halfway through the hike, the dogs went off leash but stayed close.
—Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
In its most recent demonstration May 27, Starship spun out of control roughly halfway through its flight and disintegrated in a fireball before achieving some of its most important objectives.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 June 2025
As if signaling that halfway through a pitcher of martinis in the older mannequin’s apartment, those dresses are coming off.
—John Birdsall
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 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 9 Jul. 2025.
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