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)