Meaning & Definition of Halfway in English
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Halfway
/hæfwe/
adjective
1. Equally distant from the extremes
synonym:
- center(a),
- halfway,
- middle(a),
- midway
2. At a point midway between two extremes
- "At the halfway mark"
synonym:
- halfway
3. Including only half or a portion
- "Halfway measures"
synonym:
- halfway
adverb
1. At half the distance
- At the middle
- "He was halfway down the ladder when he fell"
synonym:
- halfway,
- midway
Examples of using
The train stopped at a point halfway between the two stations.
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
I'm sure you'll be sorry if you give it up halfway through.