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halfway

[haf-wey, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈweɪ, ˈhɑf- /
ADVERB
not complete; in the middle
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It’s only a matter of time before the music plays off one of these seasoned actors halfway through their speech.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Any halfway decent lawyer knows that polygraphs are so unreliable that the results are inadmissible in court.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

Peter, a 51-year-old Kenyan country music fan whose son is in the US Navy, spent 25 years in Dallas, Texas, and only found out where he was going "halfway through the flight".

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

LIV bosses are looking to expand events from 57 to 75 players, have Monday qualifying events and introduce halfway cuts while retaining a team aspect.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Jonah scrambles to catch up and passes me halfway up the hill.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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