HALFWAY


Meaning of HALFWAY in English

half ‧ way S3 /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ◂ $ ˌhæf-/ BrE AmE adjective , adverb

1 . at a middle point in space or time between two things SYN 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 something 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 here

⇨ meet somebody halfway at ↑ meet 1 (19)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.