halfway

UK /hɑːfˈweɪ/ US /ˌhæfˈweɪ/

name 5adv 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

over, turned

VERB + HALFWAY

am, ascended, back, don't, dropped, give, let's, meet

HALFWAY + NOUN

detective, hawaii, home, mark, mountain

PREP.

between, into, out, through, up, up

ADV.

already, only

Definitions

adv

Half of the way between two points.

I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.

One day has gone by and she's already halfway through the book.

Moderately; somewhat.

a halfway decent place to sleep

adj

Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.

John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.

name

A community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

A community in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

A village in County Cork, Ireland.

A hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4068).

An outer suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4381).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — equally distant from the extremes

midway

adverb — at half the distance

midway

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

halfway decent

No more than adequate.

meet halfway

To compromise; to achieve a mutual accommodation.

Nelse's ability to act humanely toward those who have previously wronged him suggests that reconciliation between whites and blacks is possible if both are willing to meet halfway.

Example Bank

I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.

Wiktionary

One day has gone by and she's already halfway through the book.

Wiktionary

It's July 1st, so this year is halfway over.

Wiktionary

John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.

Wiktionary

Let's meet halfway between your house and mine.

Tatoeba · #17293

Our top priority is to settle this dispute once and for all, so we are ready to meet them halfway.

Tatoeba · #23408

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