Etymology From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).
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Half of the way between two points.
I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.
One day has gone by and she's already halfway through the book.
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It's July 1st, so this year is halfway over.
Just over halfway up, we reached the Human settlement with its houses of stone and wood and thatch.1989, Octavia E. Butler, “Part III, Chapter 7”, in Imago, page 210:
"He comes halfway and I come halfway," said Mr. Korson, 56.2010 March 25, Corey Kilgannon, “When Meeting Halfway Means in the Street”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2024:
For Super Bowl visitors, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens lies about halfway between the Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports.2020 January 7, Rebecca Wallwork, “Which South Florida airport should I fly into?”, in CNN:
Etymology From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).
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Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.
John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.