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halfway

[haf-wey, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈweɪ, ˈhɑf- /
ADVERB
not complete; in the middle
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Thiero joined the Lakers’ bench about halfway through the first quarter, wearing a black hoodie and sweatpants.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

We were on the counter-attack, he took off on the halfway line, shrugged off Luke Shaw then Diogo, who was mainly right-footed, dragged it onto his left foot and smashed it into the near post.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

“If I have leftover olives from making a bunch of martinis, I can crack open a can of tuna and some tomato paste and I’m halfway to a puttanesca. Very happy about that,” he says.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026

As the World Cup hits the halfway mark, more than 1,000 drones have been detected near stadiums and over 300 of them neutralized by authorities, the White House's tournament czar said Monday.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

About halfway through the bottoms, the road made a sharp left turn.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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