halfway

halfway Definition

half·way (haf′wā′, -wā′)

adjective

adverb

halfway Idioms

meet halfway

to compromise or be willing to compromise (with)

halfway Synonyms

modif.

midway, half the distance, in the middle, to the middle, incomplete, unsatisfactory, compromising, conciliatory, partially, fairly, medially, in the midst, imperfectly, in part, partly, nearly, pretty, insufficiently, to a degree, to some extent, restrictedly, comparatively, rather with divided effort, moderately, mediumly, at half the distance, in some measure, within the mean, middling*; see also half.

halfway Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

line: At the halfway line Tim reversed the play via Chris G to Chris M, breaking down the right.
mark: The halfway mark was reached in two minutes and from here York really began to pull away.

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