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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Never was this more clear than halfway through the first half.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The trailer does take a heavy turn halfway through, as Mike and Claire confront hard financial realties, as well as the lingering repercussions of Mike’s time as a soldier in the Vietnam War.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Ideas that lost momentum halfway through.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In April, none other than the producer and songwriter Benny Blanco took to TikTok to suggest taking shots of olive oil—one before drinking and one halfway through the night—to prevent a hangover.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The trailer does take a heavy turn halfway through, as Mike and Claire confront hard financial realties, as well as the lingering repercussions of Mike’s time as a soldier in the Vietnam War.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Ideas that lost momentum halfway through.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In April, none other than the producer and songwriter Benny Blanco took to TikTok to suggest taking shots of olive oil—one before drinking and one halfway through the night—to prevent a hangover.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 8 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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