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).
Phrases and idioms:
halfway 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.