1 : in the middle between two points
▪ She was leading at the halfway mark/point of the race. ▪ We're halfway toward completing the project. 2 always used before a noun, informal : not total or complete : partial
▪ They're only offering halfway measures, not a real solution.
▪ She was leading at the halfway mark/point of the race. ▪ We're halfway toward completing the project.
▪ They're only offering halfway measures, not a real solution.
meet (someone) halfway — see 1meet
— halfway adverb
▪ I was halfway home when I realized I had forgotten my briefcase. ▪ The project isn't done yet, but we're halfway there. ▪ He stopped halfway up the stairs. ▪ We left halfway through the speech. ▪ (informal) I'm willing to eat anywhere as long as the food is halfway decent. [=fairly good]
▪ I was halfway home when I realized I had forgotten my briefcase. ▪ The project isn't done yet, but we're halfway there. ▪ He stopped halfway up the stairs. ▪ We left halfway through the speech. ▪ (informal) I'm willing to eat anywhere as long as the food is halfway decent. [=fairly good]







