Halfway - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌhæfˈweɪ|  American pronunciation of the word halfway
Brit.  |hɑːfˈweɪ|  British pronunciation of the word halfway

adverb

- at half the distance; at the middle (syn: midway)
he was halfway down the ladder when he fell

adjective

- equally distant from the extremes (syn: center, middle, midway)
- at a point midway between two extremes
at the halfway mark
- including only half or a portion
halfway measures

Extra examples

She was leading at the halfway mark of the race.

We're halfway toward completing the project.

They're only offering halfway measures, not a real solution.

He chased Kevin halfway up the stairs.

It was a terrible film - I left halfway through.

They've just reached the halfway stage of the project.

The bathroom is halfway down the hall on the right.

If she drove 55 mph for 20 minutes, that would put her about halfway there by now.

The product is shipped halfway around the world.

I traded seats with her halfway through the show.

Halfway up the hill, my bike slipped out of gear.

...must have had some esoteric motive for leaving his art collection to a museum halfway around the globe...

...found out halfway through the project that I was reduplicating another team member's efforts, so we had to figure out who was going to do what...

We were halfway up the hill when the engine cut out.

I had to dismount from my bicycle halfway up the hill.

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