halfway 1 of 2

adverb

Definition of halfwaynext
as in partially
in some measure or degree that was a halfway decent performance of a difficult piece

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halfway

2 of 2

adjective

1
as in incomplete
lacking some necessary part when halfway measures, such as posting signs, failed to keep people off the property, a fence was erected

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2
as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes by the time she had reached the halfway point, she was ready to quit the marathon

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Recent Examples of halfway
Adverb
Stripes is nobody’s pushover, and in hunting him, or any other big game that’s worth a trip halfway around the world, there’s many a slip ‘twixt track and trophy. — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 About halfway between Pyne’s property in Rainbow Hill and the Jefferson County open space on Lookout Mountain is the Mount Vernon Canyon Club. — Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Adjective
Sports outlet Goal reported that van der Vaart also criticized Dutch player Virgil van Dijk at the halfway point of the game. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 In response to warnings about high temperatures, the sporting body announced the implementation of three-minute hydration breaks at the halfway point of each half in all tournament matches. — Fernanda González, Wired News, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for halfway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halfway
  1. partially
  2. incomplete
  3. middle
  4. half
  5. partial
  6. median
  7. partly
  8. deficient
Adverb
  • Across the region, homes, vehicles and farm tractors still lay partially buried in mud.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The collision was at least partially blamed for preventing the Reds from recording the third out and allowing the inning to continue.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of partially
Adjective
  • Baha Sibai, a maternal fetal medicine specialist at in the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, believes the rate could be even higher because many birth certificates have incomplete data.
    — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Incomplete customer profiles lead to incomplete answers, while fragmented behavioral data limits AI’s ability to understand intent, identify patterns and recommend the right next action.
    — Bill Bruno, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of incomplete
Adjective
  • Munoz knows this too, saying brands have plenty of young people to hawk their wares but not middle-aged influencers.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But despite the initial slide, Case said the opportunity to serve the middle market at the scale the company now can through the acquisition has tremendous value potential for shareholders.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of middle
Adverb
  • Other findings of the report show that 94% of organizations are worried about the economy, 79% cite rising cybersecurity threats, and just half feel confident managing data-security risk as AI becomes embedded in benefits administration.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Washington Post reported in June that the entire project was estimated to cost $600 million, with more than half coming from taxpayers, per a contractor’s project estimate.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of half
Adjective
  • Unlike Radica's Moonlander X and its partial alcove with storage shelf, the Stargate brings aboard a full sleeper alcove below the telescopic-lift hard roof.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The following is therefore a partial list, though an extensive one.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of partial
Adjective
  • According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, median family income for the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall metro fair market rent area was $89,800 in 2026.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Like, is the median Claude user a net negative for Anthropic?
    — Jack Holmes, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of median
Adverb
  • The gap partly reflects the rise of thematic trading, according to Buckley.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Line Islands corals show a similar mean increase but far wider scatter, which the researchers partly attribute to these records’ reliance on oxygen isotopes alone.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of partly
Adjective
  • Yet researchers have found that nearly a third of adults in the United States are iron deficient.
    — Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In a deficient area, the exception is exposed, and to last, the exception must be exceptional somewhere else.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of deficient

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“Halfway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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