Halfway
adverb
In or to the middle of a place or time.
She was not even halfway up the stairs yet.
Often appears as...
- halfway up
- halfway through
adverb
Between two things.
The town is halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Often appears as...
- halfway between
- halfway point
adjective
Not complete or whole.
He left the job halfway done.
Often appears as...
- halfway done
- halfway complete
adverb
To some, but not all, degree or extent.
I only halfway understood what he was saying.
Often appears as...
- only halfway
- not even halfway
adverb
In or to the middle of a place or time.
She was not even halfway up the stairs yet.
Often appears as...
- halfway up
- halfway through
adverb
Between two things.
The town is halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Often appears as...
- halfway between
- halfway point
adjective
Not complete or whole.
He left the job halfway done.
Often appears as...
- halfway done
- halfway complete
adverb
To some, but not all, degree or extent.
I only halfway understood what he was saying.
Often appears as...
- only halfway
- not even halfway
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Journey Stages
Use 'halfway' to indicate progression or how much of a journey or task is left.
We're only halfway to our destination.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Reference
'Halfway' marks a temporal point, exactly at the middle of a time period.
It's halfway through the year already.
Pro Tip 3/3Measure Completion
Use 'halfway' when something, like an event or action, is 50% finished.
We stopped halfway through the movie.
Pro Tip 1/3Journey Stages
Use 'halfway' to indicate progression or how much of a journey or task is left.
We're only halfway to our destination.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Reference
'Halfway' marks a temporal point, exactly at the middle of a time period.
It's halfway through the year already.
Pro Tip 3/3Measure Completion
Use 'halfway' when something, like an event or action, is 50% finished.
We stopped halfway through the movie.
Pro Tip 1/3Journey Stages
Use 'halfway' to indicate progression or how much of a journey or task is left.
We're only halfway to our destination.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Reference
'Halfway' marks a temporal point, exactly at the middle of a time period.
It's halfway through the year already.
Pro Tip 3/3Measure Completion
Use 'halfway' when something, like an event or action, is 50% finished.
We stopped halfway through the movie.
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Brain magic PIPE Keith Barry
That was the most scary thing I've ever done in my life! Thank you. By the way, two days ago, we were going to film this down there, at the race course, and we got a guy into a car, and we got a camera man in the back, but halfway through the drive, he told me he had, I think it was a nine-millimeter,
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His Epic Message Will...
clean marvel at trees breathe air free of toxins these are natural rights not things that can be bargained for in Congress see they want you to feel powerless but it has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wing can cause the typhoon halfway around the world will when
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Climate Change 101 with...
this has led to many wonderful inventions and advancements like the device you're using to watch this video or the ability to take a plane halfway around the world it also means we've increased our consumption of natural resources and in turn released a lot of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
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What is Zeno's Dichotomy...
The fresh air clears his mind and help him think better. In order to get to the park, he first has to get half way to the park. This portion of his journey takes some finite amount of time. Once he gets to the halfway point, he needs to walk half the remaining distance.
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The Venomous Blue Ringed...
the tiny wonder that I've come halfway around the world to find the blue ringed octopus the ones that have found here around Sydney are called blue lined octopus because all running down the surface of the mantle you can see great big long neon lights oh look at that
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Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
watching our solar system from afar could confidently predict Earth's final doom in another six billion years. But could they have predicted this unprecedented spike less than halfway through the Earth's life? These human-induced alterations
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A garden in my apartment...
So she expresses here what it's like to see someone halfway across the world having taken your idea, built upon it and then acknowledging you for contributing. If we really want to see the kind of wide consumer behavior change
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How to write descriptivel...
They're experiencing the story at both a visceral and a conceptual level, meeting the writer halfway in the imaginative play of creating a dynamic world of the senses. So when you write, use well-chosen words
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How high can you count...
It depends on how dexterous you feel. If you can bend each finger just halfway, that gives us three different states - down, half bent, and raised. Now, we can count using a base-three positional system,
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Building bridges and...
the wildly questionable decision to buy a one-way plane ticket halfway around the world in search of that thing that really made me tick so spoiler alert for
Video examples
Brain magic PIPE Keith Barry
That was the most scary thing I've ever done in my life! Thank you. By the way, two days ago, we were going to film this down there, at the race course, and we got a guy into a car, and we got a camera man in the back, but halfway through the drive, he told me he had, I think it was a nine-millimeter,
Video examples
His Epic Message Will...
clean marvel at trees breathe air free of toxins these are natural rights not things that can be bargained for in Congress see they want you to feel powerless but it has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wing can cause the typhoon halfway around the world will when
Video examples
Climate Change 101 with...
this has led to many wonderful inventions and advancements like the device you're using to watch this video or the ability to take a plane halfway around the world it also means we've increased our consumption of natural resources and in turn released a lot of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
Video examples
What is Zeno's Dichotomy...
The fresh air clears his mind and help him think better. In order to get to the park, he first has to get half way to the park. This portion of his journey takes some finite amount of time. Once he gets to the halfway point, he needs to walk half the remaining distance.
Video examples
The Venomous Blue Ringed...
the tiny wonder that I've come halfway around the world to find the blue ringed octopus the ones that have found here around Sydney are called blue lined octopus because all running down the surface of the mantle you can see great big long neon lights oh look at that
Video examples
Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
watching our solar system from afar could confidently predict Earth's final doom in another six billion years. But could they have predicted this unprecedented spike less than halfway through the Earth's life? These human-induced alterations
Video examples
A garden in my apartment...
So she expresses here what it's like to see someone halfway across the world having taken your idea, built upon it and then acknowledging you for contributing. If we really want to see the kind of wide consumer behavior change
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
They're experiencing the story at both a visceral and a conceptual level, meeting the writer halfway in the imaginative play of creating a dynamic world of the senses. So when you write, use well-chosen words
Video examples
How high can you count...
It depends on how dexterous you feel. If you can bend each finger just halfway, that gives us three different states - down, half bent, and raised. Now, we can count using a base-three positional system,
Video examples
Building bridges and...
the wildly questionable decision to buy a one-way plane ticket halfway around the world in search of that thing that really made me tick so spoiler alert for
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Eddie Van Halen
Dutch Musician
We make music for a living. Like I've always said, if you like what you're doing, you're halfway there; if someone else likes it, that's even better. If they don't like it, at least you like it. Not to be selfish, but you kind of have to be.
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Gerrit Cole
American Athlete
Altuve is just so good at that. He can decide halfway to the plate where he's going to place the ball. I've never seen that kind of talent before in my life, and I don't know if I'll ever see it again.
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Ray Stevens
American Musician
I kinda halfway paid attention to politics during my early years, but the older you get, the more you realize it's very important to pay attention to who gets elected. They can ruin the country.
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James McAvoy
Scottish Actor
I think the most romantic thing you can do is just turn up. Turn up when it's difficult for you. Travel halfway around the world or just up the road. Whatever it is, just be there.
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James Lovelock
English Scientist
The climate is doing its usual tricks. There's nothing much really happening yet. We were supposed to be halfway toward a frying world now.
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Rachel Nichols
American Actress
Short boots are cool, in my humble opinion. They say, 'Hey! Winter is over, but summer hasn't yet arrived - so enjoy this halfway point!
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Ian Holm
English Actor
The most important thing in the face is the eyes, and if you can make the eyes talk, you're halfway there.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
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Jodelle Ferland
Canadian Actress
Sometimes you film in your hometown, sometimes you go halfway across the world.
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James Callaghan
English Leader
A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on.
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Eddie Van Halen
Dutch Musician
We make music for a living. Like I've always said, if you like what you're doing, you're halfway there; if someone else likes it, that's even better. If they don't like it, at least you like it. Not to be selfish, but you kind of have to be.
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Gerrit Cole
American Athlete
Altuve is just so good at that. He can decide halfway to the plate where he's going to place the ball. I've never seen that kind of talent before in my life, and I don't know if I'll ever see it again.
Quote examples
Ray Stevens
American Musician
I kinda halfway paid attention to politics during my early years, but the older you get, the more you realize it's very important to pay attention to who gets elected. They can ruin the country.
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James McAvoy
Scottish Actor
I think the most romantic thing you can do is just turn up. Turn up when it's difficult for you. Travel halfway around the world or just up the road. Whatever it is, just be there.
Quote examples
James Lovelock
English Scientist
The climate is doing its usual tricks. There's nothing much really happening yet. We were supposed to be halfway toward a frying world now.
Quote examples
Rachel Nichols
American Actress
Short boots are cool, in my humble opinion. They say, 'Hey! Winter is over, but summer hasn't yet arrived - so enjoy this halfway point!
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Ian Holm
English Actor
The most important thing in the face is the eyes, and if you can make the eyes talk, you're halfway there.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
Quote examples
Jodelle Ferland
Canadian Actress
Sometimes you film in your hometown, sometimes you go halfway across the world.
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James Callaghan
English Leader
A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on.
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