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halfway
halfway 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)