halfway

halfway
half|way [ˌha:fˈweı US ˌhæf-] adj, adv
1.) at a middle point in space or time between two things
= ↑partway halfway through/up/down/between etc
▪ He chased Kevin halfway up the stairs.
▪ It was a terrible film - I left halfway through.
▪ traffic queues stretching back halfway to London
the halfway stage/mark/point
▪ They've just reached the halfway stage of the project.
2.) be halfway there
to have done something that will allow you to achieve something else
▪ Establish the right relationships at work and you're halfway there.
3.) be/come/go halfway to doing sth
to achieve something partly but not completely
▪ We're still only halfway to finishing the job.
4.) halfway decent/normal/successful etc informal
reasonably good, normal, successful etc
▪ the only halfway decent hotel around here
→meet sb halfway at ↑meet1 (19)

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