HALFWAY

adv. & adj. --adv. 1 at a point equidistant between two others (we were halfway to Rome). 2 US to some extent; more or less (is halfway decent). --adj. situated halfway (reached a halfway point). øhalfway house 1 a compromise. 2 the halfway point in a progression. 3 a centre for rehabilitating ex-prisoners, mental patients, or others unused to normal life. 4 an inn midway between two towns. halfway line a line midway between the ends of a pitch, esp. in football.