halfway
half‧way S3 /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ◂ $ ˌhæf-/
adjective, adverb
1. at a middle point in space or time between two things
SYN partway
halfway through/up/down/between etc
He chased Kevin halfway up the stairs.
It was a terrible film – I left halfway through.
traffic queues stretching back halfway to London
the halfway stage/mark/point
They’ve just reached the halfway stage of the project.
2. be halfway there to have done something that will allow you to achieve something else:
Establish the right relationships at work and you’re halfway there.
3. be/come/go halfway to doing something to achieve something partly but not completely:
We’re still only halfway to finishing the job.
4. halfway decent/normal/successful etc informal reasonably good, normal, successful etc:
the only halfway decent hotel here
⇨ meet somebody halfway at meet1(19)
half‧way S3 /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ◂ $ ˌhæf-/
adjective, adverb1. at a middle point in space or time between two things
SYN partway
halfway through/up/down/between etc
the halfway stage/mark/point
2. be halfway there to have done something that will allow you to achieve something else:
3. be/come/go halfway to doing something to achieve something partly but not completely:
4. halfway decent/normal/successful etc informal reasonably good, normal, successful etc:
⇨ meet somebody halfway at meet1(19)