: in the middle of the way or distance : halfway
: an avenue at a fair, carnival, or amusement park for concessions and amusements
Examples of midway in a Sentence
Adverb
You should begin reading at the paragraph that begins midway down the page.
They took the lead midway through the second period.
Noun
We played every game on the midway.
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Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Just imagine what can happen if the Dolphins don’t commit three turnovers, aren’t trailing by 23 points midway through the third quarter like last Sunday and are able to run the ball more than 12 times in a game.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Shockingly, 50 pages of Erasure are My Pafology, appearing midway through and testing the fictional publisher and the real-time reader.
—Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
In the Juvenile Fillies Turf, Dreaming of Alys was seventh and Pentle (Serafin Carmona) was last in the 11-horse field midway through the one-mile race.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
Minnesota trailed by 10 points midway through the fourth quarter.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Just imagine what can happen if the Dolphins don’t commit three turnovers, aren’t trailing by 23 points midway through the third quarter like last Sunday and are able to run the ball more than 12 times in a game.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Shockingly, 50 pages of Erasure are My Pafology, appearing midway through and testing the fictional publisher and the real-time reader.
—Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
In the Juvenile Fillies Turf, Dreaming of Alys was seventh and Pentle (Serafin Carmona) was last in the 11-horse field midway through the one-mile race.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Midway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midway. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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Midway
geographical name
Mid·way
ˈmid-ˌwā 
islands (atoll) in the central Pacific 1300 miles (2092 kilometers) west-northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, belonging to the U.S.; area 2 square miles (5.2 square kilometers)
Note: Midway, administered by the U.S., is in the Hawaiian group of islands but is not incorporated in the state of Hawaii.
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