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halfway

[haf-wey, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈweɪ, ˈhɑf- /
ADVERB
not complete; in the middle
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One afternoon halfway through the week, I realized why people get hooked on these.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Participants briefly cooled down under a cold shower halfway through the session.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

But Ali says: "The current halfway house becomes harder to justify as usage grows."

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

But if I hadn’t made those moves and tried to meet her halfway, I do believe our relationship would have suffered, and I wouldn’t have been able to leave on good terms.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

I take the book and am halfway out the door when I hear my name again.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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