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Definition of halfway - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
distanceat or to a point equidistant between two places
- We met halfway between our houses..
2.
timein the middle of a period of time or event
- She was halfway through her speech when interrupted.
3.
moderatelyto a moderate extent or degree
- He was halfway convinced by the argument.
Adjective
1.
distanceat or to a point equidistant between two others
- We met halfway between our houses to exchange the books..
2.
partialincluding only half or a portion
- The project is only halfway finished.
Expressions with halfway
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move to a midpoint between two locations
He agreed to go halfway to meet her.
somewhat satisfactory or acceptable, sometimes better than anticipated
The hotel was halfway decent, better than I expected.
move to a midpoint to meet someone
Let's meet halfway to save time on travel.
at the middle point between start and finish
We are halfway there, so keep going.
at the middle point of an activity or period
We stopped halfway through the movie.
further along than the middle point in progress
The project is past the halfway stage now.
place providing temporary accommodation and support for recovering addicts
He stayed at a halfway house after leaving rehab..
line dividing a sports field into two halves
The players stood on the halfway line before kickoff.
Origin of halfway
Old English, healf (half) + weg (way)
Terms with halfway included in their meaning
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amount left
in a way that leaves something only halfway filled
middle time
time halfway between start and end of an event
timing
occurring halfway through a term or period
education
evaluation to measure students' understanding halfway through a course
negotiation balance
agreement where each side gives up something to meet halfway
all-or-nothing
some things cannot be done partially or halfway
navigation
direction halfway between south and east
clothing
garment with a zipper halfway down the front
all or nothing
you can't do something halfway
clothing
boot reaching halfway up to the knee
directions
direction halfway between south and southwest on a compass
flag position
in a position halfway down the flagpole
flag position
positioned halfway down a flagpole as a sign of mourning
linguistics
vowel sound with tongue halfway between front and back
flag position
flag flown halfway down as a sign of mourning or respect
in progress
metaphor for something halfway completed
math finance
rounds halfway numbers to the nearest even number
navigation
compass point halfway between east and east-northeast
compass direction
compass point halfway between east and east-southeast
development
approximately halfway through its growth cycle
mathematics value
having a value halfway between two whole numbers
tide level
tide is halfway between high and low points
fashion
length of clothing reaching halfway between the knee and ankle
abr: north-northeast
direction halfway between north and northeast
Examples of halfway in a sentence
The bridge is halfway between the two towns. The project was halfway done when the funding was cut. He realized halfway through the book that he had read it before. I am only halfway ready for the presentation. The room was halfway full by noon. The marker was placed halfway along the trail.
They stopped halfway to rest and have lunch. The cake is only halfway baked. The book is halfway read, so I can't review it yet.
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- French:à mi-chemin, au milieu, ...
- German:auf halbem Weg, halb, ...
- Italian:a metà strada, parziale, ...
- Spanish:a mitad de camino, intermedio, ...
- Portuguese:a meio caminho, incompleto, ...
- Chinese:中途, 中途的, ...
- Japanese:中間で, 半分の, ...
- Arabic:فِي مُنْتَصَفِ الطَّرِيق, وَسَطِيّ, ...
- Hebrew:בָּאֶמְצַע הַדֶּרֶךְ, בְּאֶמְצַע הַדֶּרֶךְ, ...
- Russian:на полпути, частичный, ...
- Ukrainian:на півдорозі, недозавершений, ...
- Hindi:बीच में, आधा, ...
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