I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from half + way
1. : at a point at or near the middle : midway
two ships passing halfway across the ocean
2. : with concessions : in a state of readiness to negotiate : amenably
the revolutionists met the national government halfway
3.
a. : partially , almost : very nearly
the fighter halfway yielded
b. : more or less
a halfway kind remark
II. adjective
1. : equally distant from the extremes of a space or course : midway between two points
a halfway point
2. : partial
halfway measures