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halfway

/ˌhæfˈweɪ/adjective, adverb2 syllables

Halfway means: equally distant from the extremes.

Synonyms for halfway9

adjective, as in equally distant from the extremes

center, middle, midway, centre, central

adjective, as in including only half or a portion

fractional, partial

adjective, as in at a point midway between two extremes

intermediate

adverb, as in at half the distance; at the middle

midway

also used for halfway

partway

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What does halfway mean?4

adjective

1

equally distant from the extremes

2

including only half or a portion“halfway measures”

3

at a point midway between two extremes“at the halfway mark”

adverb

1

at half the distance; at the middle“he was halfway down the ladder when he fell”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with halfway?60

three syllables

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Halfway in a sentence

  • Halfway through the lecture, she began to feel sick.CM
  • Peccaries are often confused with razorbacks, despite being from halfway across the world.58mph
  • Let's meet halfway between your house and mine.drahcir
  • Always stir or rotate your food halfway through microwaving for even heating.Amastan
  • A van parked halfway up the street is selling chip butties.sundown
  • The eaglet is halfway out of its shell.Hybrid
  • It's very rude to run off on somebody halfway through a date.zumley
  • You have to pace yourself or you'll choke halfway through.CM

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