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

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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
At the corral site near mile marker 45, halfway down the beach on Padre Island, a July evening breeze sweeps through the dunes. — Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025 The baseball traveled 435 feet and landed halfway up the center field berm. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The 12-minute-and-then-some song starts off with a progressive folk feel and an angelically operatic high wail — think Joni Mitchell meets Fairport Convention — only to move, by the track’s halfway mark. — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025 But that’s barely the halfway mark in this monstrous chasm. — Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 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
  • The government has shut down (either fully or partially) three times since 2013 – twice under Trump and once under President Barack Obama – and come close many other times.
    — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The spending bill before the Senate is separate from the GOP effort to extend tax cuts for individuals passed in Trump’s first term and to partially pay for them with spending cuts elsewhere in government.
    — Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of partially
Adjective
  • Sharp readers will recall that the USSR extended past Russia and Ukraine; this is a vision that is incomplete without looking afield to Estonia, Lithuania (both NATO members) and other former republics.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Trust your gut, particularly when data is inconclusive or incomplete.
    — Aslak de Silva, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of incomplete
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, vocalist Kya is a 14-year-old middle schooler who juggles her commitments as a K-pop idol with her daily homework.
    — Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
  • That left the Heat outscored 70-35 over the middle two periods.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of middle
Adverb
  • The late nights, the endless to-do lists, the pressure to overachieve—many of us have been conditioned to believe that success requires sacrifice, especially as Black women navigate professional spaces where we’re expected to be twice as good to get half as much.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 9 Mar. 2025
  • For those unfamiliar, Pollard, who is played by Lucas, is an obnoxious teen who dresses in a hot pink zip-up and wears her blond hair half up and half down, complete with a set of bangs.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of half
Adjective
  • Engineers could design new prosthetics made for particular space environments, such as zero or partial gravity, or even tailored to specific spacecraft.
    — Jesse Rhoades, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Those moves were designed to persuade him to agree to a partial truce that would then enable negotiations to halt the three-year Russian invasion.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of partial
Adjective
  • In 2017, the median home price in California was more than 2.5 times the national median, with coastal urban areas experiencing even higher prices.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • With the stock significantly off its highs and now trading closer to its historical median multiple, one analyst took a more bullish stance .
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of median
Adverb
  • Their host countries partly offset the cost of supporting these troops, and the United States should maintain them—and be prepared to send reinforcements if necessary.
    — Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Saturday is forecast to be partly sunny with a high near 64 and a low of 43.
    — Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of partly
Adjective
  • Those studies show that supplementing with vitamin A in people who are deficient can lead to milder infections with diseases like measles.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Kraken was also accused of having deficient internal controls and record keeping.
    — Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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