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halfway

[ haf-wey, hahf- ]

adverb

  1. to half the distance; to midpoint:

    The rope reaches only halfway.

  2. almost; nearly; just about:

    He halfway surrendered to their demands.



adjective

  1. midway, as between two places or points.
  2. going to or covering only half or part of the full extent:

    halfway measures.

halfway

/ ˌɑːˈɱɪ /

adverb

  1. at or to half the distance; at or to the middle
  2. in or of an incomplete manner or nature
  3. meet halfway
    to compromise with
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of halfway1

First recorded in 1350–1400, halfway is from Middle English half wei. See half, way 1
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. meet halfway, to compromise with; give in partially to:

    They didn't comply with all our demands, but met us halfway on the more important points.

More idioms and phrases containing halfway

see go halfway .
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Example Sentences

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Trương doesn’t offer his film’s title card until halfway into its running time.

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You were halfway through shooting it, and then…

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On Monday, he delivered a positive update in a Parade article, saying his doctors had “carpet-bombed me for three more treatments” after seeing improvement in a PET scan that was done halfway through chemo.

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Last season his development was hindered by injury but he still scored from near the halfway line for City's under-23 team against Nottingham Forest.

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“Did we have to go halfway around the world?”

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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