partway

adv — 2 senses

partway

adv

Etymology From part + way.

1

To some extent.

  • The timetable for May-December 2022 reveals a service partway back to its pre-COVID level.2022 September 7, Jim Steer, “CrossCountry: the heart of the nation”, in RAIL, number 965, page 30:
2

In part; part of the way; some of the way.

  • Daisy Ridley has reawakened the debate over “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s” biggest reveal, saying that the character of Rey’s lineage wasn’t clear to her even partway through filming the final chapter of the trilogy.2020 September 9, Brian Lowry, “Daisy Ridley reawakens the ‘Star Wars’ debate over Rey’s lineage”, in CNN:
  • NR is promising ambitious plans for Oxford Road station partway along the crowded [Castlefield] corridor.2023 June 14, Philip Haigh, “Wait goes on to unblock congested Castlefield Corridor”, in RAIL, number 985, page 51:
Related terms
halfway

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